Blacktop Mojo – Blacktop Mojo Release Date: 13th August 2021 Label: Self Release Order Genre: Texas Grunge, Hard Rock. FFO: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Soundgarden, Black Stone Cherry. Review By: Kenny Newall Though hailing from Texas, BlacktopMojo's latest self-titled release is worth well more than a lone star, but sadly falls short of the (ZZ) Top 5 star rating.
Blacktop Mojo - "Strike Me" (Official Lyric Video) Watch on. "'Strike Me' was recorded in our sessions for our self-titled album (released in 2021) at Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN and we had the privilege to add the background singing of the world famous McCrary Sisters on the track, who were an honor to work with.
Nobody could accuse Blacktop Mojo of lacking commitment. Five years ago the Texan five-piece – who mix the intensity and power of Soundgarden and Alice In Chains with a southern-style soulfulness – took the brave move of ditching their day jobs and moving into a shared house in their home town of Palestine.
Blacktop Mojo opens with the absolutely slamming "Wicked Woman," as powerful a rock song as any ever written. It packs a beautifully muscular, blues-informed riff, blasting drums, and a tale of the dark arts into its four-minute run time and is worth the cost of an album all on its own. Matt James' voice is a musical power tool, cutting ...
No matter the mood, BLACKTOP MOJO has something for everyone in their arsenal. Entrusting themselves to less is more serves this band well as their moving parts blend together like a smooth whiskey. For those of the disposition blues-seated rock has had its day, this album comes highly recommended. Rating: 9/10.
Members. Matt James. Nathan Gillis. Ryan Kiefer. Seamlessly blending melody with adrenaline fueled, heavy rock and roll, Blacktop Mojo draws in everyone from old metal heads to people whose radio dials have never left top 40 stations. With soaring, gritty vocals and impeccably blended heavy guitar grooves set around a raucous southern stomp ...
4. &. [Intro] Am G Fmaj7 (x2) [Verse] Am G Fmaj7 Now here you go again you say you want your freedom Am G Fmaj7 But who am I to bring you down Am G Fmaj7 And it's only right that you should play the way you feel it Am G Fmaj7 But listen carefully to the sound, dreams of your loneliness are [Pre-Chorus] Am G Like a heartbeat drives you mad F In ...
Likewise, its debut single "Can't Sleep" climbed to number 27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Top 40 chart. Matt James is the lead vocalist and frontman for Blacktop Mojo. James' dynamic vocals provide the band with a sound akin to familiar hard rock bands such as Soundgarden, Seether, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. This episode, James joins Mark ...
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Blacktop Mojo is a rock band from Palestine, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Matt James, drummer Nathan Gillis, guitarists Ryan Kiefer and Chuck Wepfer, and bassist Matt Curtis. Founded by Matt James and Nathan Gillis in 2012. Contents. 1 Discography. 1.1 Studio albums; 1.2 EPs; 1.3 Singles; 2 Band members; 3 References;
A hard-driving Southern rock unit based out of Palestine, Texas, Blacktop Mojo's fiery blend of post-grunge, classic rock, and metal falls somewhere between Soundgarden, Black Stone Cherry, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.The group's approach, full of crunchy guitar chugging and minor-key melodies, was firmly in place on their first full-length album, 2014's I Am, though the richer …