The Temp erance Movement

A Deeper Cut

You can’t fake this kind of music; it’s gut and soul-driven. Scottish frontman Phil Campbell has been plying his trade in fine songwriting for years but he’s found his true calling in this band, and after guitarist Luke Potashnick’s departure after 2016’s Whitebear threatened to derail the band, they’ve soldiered on. It could do with a couple more rockers later on, but the songs find blues economy and taste balanced in the fretting hands of Luke Sayer and Matt White. Like a leaner Black Crowes led by the second coming of Paul Rodgers, they’re doing this better than most right now.

Rob Laing

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