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KING-017 Desert Missives

Gooding

A current take on classic sounds, this collection combines traditional blues riffs and guitar changes with contemporary orchestral elements and percussion. Some songs are more relaxed, with a calm confidence perfect for illuminating the beauty of a sweeping country landscape, while others have a mean edge fit for motorcycles and dirt roads.

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    1. Travels

    1:02

    A mellow start turns to uplifting acoustics swooping and diving. A climatic last note rings into reverb. Perfect for a road movie.

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    2. Eight State Quarters and a Liberty Nickel

    1:05

    GOODING; Nimble guitar line twists through tight drumming that features the snare and high-hat.

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    3. Lullabye Three (Inst.)

    2:15

    Someone is looking for trouble in this foreboding and bluesy down home track. Footsteps and other ambient tones give a menacing vibe.

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    4. Montana Girl

    4:15

    GOODING; Electronic beats and ambient industrial tones melded with rootsy guitar licks.

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    5. Murky

    2:39

    This sublte and moody southern tune evokes images of a setting orange sun over a road that stretches on for days.

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    6. Music and Medicine

    5:16

    GOODING; Ominous and brooding swamp blues instrumental with broken toy piano, didgeridoo and cash register bells.

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    7. Red Clay Pass

    2:12

    GOODING; Medium tempo acoustic blues featuring slide guitar and a quick paced melodic solo.

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    8. Reverend Hubbard

    3:15

    The jangle of keys keeps this bluesy delta blues jam moving. With a flair of Led Zeppelin and Keb Mo.

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    9. Toad

    4:12

    GOODING; Quirky minor slide guitars over southern acoustics.