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This is the latest incarnation of Gavin J.D. Munro, a prolific, capable songsmith whose thirty year career has taken him through combos including Rain Dogs, Neverglades, Wolftrain, Red Bus and most recently, Southpaw. As ever, it's rootsy Americana (via Perth in Scotland) and the eight-piece band delivers a convincing approximation of the sounds you might hear in a smoky Texas bar, via some sturdy murder ballads, boozy ruminations and tales of duplicitous women. The inclusion of a horn section, a fiddle and excellent backing vocalist Katie Whittaker, broadens their textural palette but Munro unfortunately lacks the originality that could make them special.
(Review by Johnny Black, first appeared in Hi Fi News 2014)