Texas Meat Purveyors - Come and Take It (Gravy Queen Records)
By Doug Freeman • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Sound Reviews |
Though the Meat Purveyors officially disbanded almost 2 years ago, the uproarious “punkgrass” quartet has returned for the occasional show just to let Austin remember what we’re missing, which they will do once more this Friday, August 29, at the Continental Club. This time, however, they’ve worked up a new EP, and re-adopted their original name as the Texas Meat Purveyors. Featuring three new originals, a traditional, and three more unlikely covers, Come and Take It is a welcome return of TMP’s signature raucous strings, irreverent attitude, and stomping fury, balanced by a couple tender tear-in-your-beer ballads.
Opener “Who Knew?” is familiarly fired-up and vindictive behind Jo Walston’s scathing spite unloading the vitriol of a jilted lover, accented by Cherilyn DiMond harmonies and cameo by the always impressive Warren Hood cutting fiddle across the tune.
