The Blacks - Just Like Home (2000)

Tracklist

01. Head On A String
02. Call
03. Fake Out Jesus
04. How He Cried
05. I'd Like To Say
06. Off The Couch
07. Goin' Out West
08. To A Sucker
09. Valentine's Day
10. I Asked My Mom
11. Foggy Minded Breakdown
12. Rest My Bones/Diablo
13. Head On A String (Reprise)

The Blacks deal in what might be described as country-goth, a rather spooky off-shoot of the alt-country movement. Their second offering is filled with the same moody, ramshackle sprit that made their first album so rewarding. While there is a bit too much reliance on the bull-horn distortion effect on vocals, it's a solid effort overall. Danny Black's impassioned voice helps drive home tunes like "Head on a String" and the clever "Fake Out Jesus." The dull cover of Tom Waits' "Goin' Out West," however, has nothing on the original.

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