Trickshooter Social Club - American Experiment
PREMIERE | TRICKSHOOTER SOCIAL CLUB UNVEIL ‘AMERICAN EXPERIMENT’
Chicago’s roots-rock outfit Trickshooter Social Club premiere their new album, American Experiment, on Rawckus.
Trickshooter Social Club
According to the band, the album “Tries to capture the blunt force beauty and casual tragedy of now - the grace, the shame, the fragility and the strength of the American Experiment we are living in 2019. Tragic and hopeful. New and familiar. American Experiment endeavors to contribute to the conversation.”
Made up of Steve Simoncic, Larry Liss, James McNaughton, Chris Bartley. Chris Ellison, Maggie Mitchell, Beltran Del Campo, and Ruth Margraff, Trickshooter Social Club’s sound blends country, rock, pop, punk, and blues flavors into tasty sonic potions revealing traces of influences from Kiss, Johnny Cash, Social Distortion, Steve Earle, Tom Petty, and Wilco.
American Experiment, the band’s third album, was produced by Grammy-winner Jon Zacks, and will be followed by a series of regional tours by Trickshooter Social Club.
Comprising 12-tracks, American Experiment starts off with “Boxcar Racer,” a retro-flavored alt-rock number with grinding guitars radiating hints of punk-like savors. A simple but powerful rhythm drives the music forward headlong, as psychedelic guitar accents appear overhead.
Velvety vocals imbue the tune with gospel-like tones.
The best tracks on the album include “Duck and Run,” opening on rollicking bluesy guitars flowing into a raw melody seasoned by a drawling organ and tight, potent guitar riffs. Gang vocals infuse the lyrics with massive depth and resonance.
“Carry Me Home” features a gentle country-flavored melody, traveling on guitar, piano, bass, and a wonderful violin. When the steel pedal guitar enters, the combination of sonic hues coalesces into gorgeous textures. Velvety vocals imbue the tune with gospel-like tones.
The title track opens on a snarling Hendrix-esque guitar, followed by a brawny pulsing rhythm topped by growling, rumbling riffs and a braying organ. A gleaming, drifting breakdown shifts the harmonics from muscular to soft, and then mousses up to thick heavy impetus.
“Rolling Blue Light,” the final track, delivers tasty flavors of country, tints of bluegrass, and gospel aromas. I love the scrumptious twang of the vocal harmonies on this track, as they glide over the violin and tender colors of the piano.
On American Experiment, Trickshooter Social Club serves up full-tilt Americana music, full of contagious rhythms and evocative vocals. Put simply, this is a grand album by a superb band.
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