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Under a Bloodshot Moon
www.rustyshackle.com
★★★★★
RUSTY SHACKLE are a lively and energetic six-piece folk-rock band from South Wales and this, their fifth album, consists of entirely new songs written in an old dairy barn following the pent-up frustrations of lockdown.
Drawing from influences as diverse as Bruce Springsteen and Seth Lakeman, the songs blend elements of classic rock with traditional Celtic music. The opening song The Devil’s Pulpit looks at traditional folk themes such as temptation whilst Lantern talks about lighting the way to the end of the tunnel.
There is a defiant tone in Not This Time about slaving on the minimum wage but refusing to crumble and a more joyful one in Coming Home, officially the last track but then followed by a hidden track Drink Won’t Drown Your Sorrow.
Full of hope and optimism, this album is a joy to listen to.
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