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- The DETOUR BAND aren't the
usual thing. They aren't the usual
anything, and with "jukebox blown", the
band's Cinderella saga continues.
Always, their road's involved the
pursuit of entertainment that, as lead
singer Natalie Shelar puts it, is
"grand, simple, and fun." The Detour
Band (name that works in english and
french) have lived up to their name by
releasing another red-hot LP and is
meant also to show how diversified and
talented Detour Band is with their
music.
- Co-produced by the band and Brandos
drummer Tom Engels, their new album
"jukebox blown" is the clearest
statement yet of The Detour Band rare
balance of vintage music and
contemporary attitude. It lets you hear
resonant echoes of stuff from lost
decades: unleashed vocal artistry
emanating from swank clubs with flocked
wallpaper and customized matchboxes,
unhinged dance music jarring the
floorboards with strong whiffs of
rockabilly and honky-tonk. The band's
taste in material.
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- "Detour's ability to handle all
styles of music is confirmed with their
interpretations a driving rendition of
Honky Tonk Hell (ideal for Jeanmarie's
incredible guitar work); and then a
soulful delivery of the inspirational
MC Carpenter tune It's only love.
All-time favorites like Nothing can
stop me (popularized by Buddy Miller
& George Jones); The Dan Hicks
swing classic Up up up and John Hiatt's
Real fine love ; are all delivered to
perfection here by the Detour
Band.
- We draw from older music because we
love it," Natalie says. "The reason we
love it is because it was grand, it was
simple, it was fun. That seems to be
missing from today's music and also
today's life. People don't seem to be
having a lot of fun anymore, you know?
We're all stressed out. So we look back
without becoming staunch about it,
without losing the fun. We take it at
face value and enjoy it. We're all
about enjoying yourself, and trying to
entertain people. When they come to see
you or put on your record, The Detour
Band want to put smiles on their
faces."
- Call them "Southern Indie rock,"
call them "AlternativeCountry," call
them what you want, they don't care -
they don'tfind labels important. When
it comes down to it, the Detour Band
issolely concerned with playing music
from the heart. From the moment you
press play, or better yet see them
live, you'll experiencestraightforward,
simple songs that are honest and heart
felt.
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