Zydeco/Cajun music. Complete list of personnel and various discographical data printed on container. " ... Steve Riley and his band channel their emotions nicely here: they temper justifiable outrage with what fiddler David Greeley calls "survivor's joy," departing from the traditional Cajun music that has always been the Playboys' stock in trade to draw on a variety of musical styles representing the many cultures and folkways that have been affected by the environmental disaster in southern Louisiana, and maybe a few that haven't."--(Rick Anderson) www.allmusic.com. Steve Riley, Cajun accordion, vocals ; Mamou Playboys ; with additional instrumentalists and vocalists. Recorded Austin, Texas. Austin, Texas.
Contents:
Au revoir (2:40). Chatterbox (4:42) -- C'est l'heure pour changer = This is the time for change (4:15) -- C'est ennuyant = It's lonely (4:45) -- Non, je ne regrette rien = No regrets (3:16) -- Pierre (4:43) -- Valse de chagrin = Waltz of sorrow (4:35) -- Grand Isle (3:18) -- Lyons Point (4:03) -- C'est trop = Too much (4:32) -- Honest papas love their mamas better (3:06) -- Au revoir (2:40).
Summary:
"The photo is exactly what you'd expect on the cover of an album whose mood was galvanized by the 2010 BP oil spill off the coast of the band's native Louisiana: it shows a water bird standing all alone completely covered in crude oil. Inside the cover is another small smear of oil on a white background, with the legend 'April 20, 2010: 4.9 million barrels.' These artistic elements signal a certain seriousness of intent, and as we all know, seriousness of intent can have unpredictable effects on musical quality. But Steve Riley and his band channel their emotions nicely here: they temper justifiable outrage with what fiddler David Greeley calls "survivor's joy, " departing from the traditional Cajun music that has always been the Playboys' stock in trade to draw on a variety of musical styles representing the many cultures and folkways that have been affected by the environmental disaster in southern Louisiana, and maybe a few that haven't."--Www.allmusic.com.
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