Album Review: Bad Mouthin' by Tony Joe White

Long before he signed to Yep Roc in 2013, Tony Joe White perfected his minimalist groove -- so much so, his records often seemed like they flowed from the same swamp. Bad Mouthin', his third record for Yep Roc since 2013, doesn't necessarily break from that tradition -- from its first note, it is quite clearly the work of Tony Joe White -- but it does prove a variation on his signature by offering his first album devoted entirely to the blues. Combining blues standards with songs he wrote years ago, White highlights how pivotal the skeletal shuffles of John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed were to his own sound.

Full Review >>