Both deal in swamp-crusted blues that sounds like it comes from a world populated by the unholy progeny of Tom Waits and the Butthole Surfers, with the Graves’ Brothers Deluxe edging out their discmates with a cover of Huey “Piano” Smith’s “Don’t You Just Know It” that straddles a fine line between genius and sacrilege. Proceeds from this go to Gulf region mental health charities.
–jimmy (Dogfingers)