's latest release on , , continues in what has become 's signature territory, a funky, ragged blend of Louisiana and East Texas guitar, with hints of , and thrown in to give the gumbo just the right spice. If it sounds like a formula, well, 's jagged guitar playing and increasingly soulful vocals make it clear that this is the music he loves, so it hardly matters. He touches a lot of bases here, including an eerie approximation of ' slide sound on a cover of ' (which also features some cool tenor sax work from ), then conjures on 's fires up on the old chestnut and tears through a wonderfully swampy take on before ending things with an acoustic version of (made famous by another ). guests on two tracks, and while contributes and sings a delightful Mardi Gas chant called But the strongest tracks are all originals, including the fiery opener, the -by-way-of-New Orleans stunner (which shows that is as much a singer as he is a guitarist), and the voodoo swagger of It's not just that plays the with a primal punch and more than a hint of grace and soul, it's that he has a vision for it, and grounds it in both time and place, which means that he isn't just another Stratocaster gunslinger, but an American original. It's time for people to catch up and discover this guy. ~ Steve Leggett