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From Pierce Downer’s adrenaline-fueled drum roll kicking off the festivities in “The Bait in the Snare” to the robust twang of Nick Moss’ surf guitar driving the instrumental album closer, “Scratch ’N’ Sniff,” the Nick Moss Band featuring harmonica master Dennis Gruenling returns in merciless fashion on Get Your Back into It! With energy unflagging, the band roars through blues touching down in Chicago, Texas, and West Coast styles over the course of 12 Moss and two Gruenling originals. The hard-charging jump of “The Bait in the Snare” finds Moss offering guidelines on avoiding corrosive temptations as he and Gruenling underscore the message’s urgency with searing solos. Hitting a Texas groove on “Choose Wisely,” Taylor Streiff sets a honky-tonk vibe to work on piano, guest Gordon Beadle roars on sax, and Gruenling wails on harp as Moss emphatically declares: “You can change your course/Or live a life of remorse.” Apart from the messaging herein, the band can and does change course, without remorse, on the aforementioned surf instrumental and another, “Out of the Woods,” led by “Brother” John Kattke’s robust organ and Beadle’s honking sax, reminiscent of late 40s-early 50s small combo swing. Louis Jordan would love it, so why not you?
By David McGee
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