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This one'll set your hair on fire. True punk mettle fearlessly cross-bred with deep country soul. The Bloodshot debut by the favorite sons of Dallas is chock full of blinding stutter guitar, soaring vocal harmonies, and keen songwriting. Don't be left behind, scratching your head wondering where you were when it all started. Features cameos by Jon Langford and yodeling legend Don Walser. 12 hard-charging Texas gems including "Victoria Lee" and "Big Brown Eyes" as well as blistering covers by country stalwarts Bill Monroe, Jon Langford, and The Three Caballeros (country, punk, and Disney... throw in some Jambalaya from Mother's in New Orleans and it sounds like heaven to me).

"Further proof that country-rock is not an oxymoron, nor the province of laid-back Californians and smug Nashville wankers." Andrew Warde, Option

"Injecting new energy into an alternative country movement too often marred by pretentious dilettantes... the 97's deliver well-wrought 'twang-core' tunes with infectious enthusiasm and a knowing wink... Pure honky-tonkin' ecstasy." Jeremy Tepper, Tower Pulse!

"A band as reverent toward country music as it is rooted in punk... Mix it all together and you get gut-punching, sing-along music with lyrics so good you have to smile." Hits