NEW MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: The Wilders "Someone's Got To Pay"

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THE STORY: When hillbilly band The Wilders first named themselves, they didn’t realize the moniker itself was a bit of old-time snake oil; less of a description, and more a prediction. The foursome also didn’t know they had the power to invoke a fifth paranormal band member now known as the Phantom Drummer. But this is just what comes to light on their new album, Someone’s Got to Pay (LISTEN TO CD SAMPLES HERE), an Americana album sequenced around a real life murder trial (or as the lyrics say, “An old murder ballad come to life”) and filled out with original tracks that conjure up small town crazies and wrecked lives. But don’t let the dark subject matter fool you. The Wilders just got wilder and the music is more engaging then ever.

WORLD MUSIC BLOGGER SAYS: "The sound on this CD is so "Americana" that people outside the US probably assume this is what everyone in the states listens to. Unfortunately, that's not the case. This CD will be an IPOD favorite for those who take the time to seek it out. Musically, it reminds me of all that great mountain-bluegrass-picken I heard growing up in West Virginia...crossed with the coon-ass cajun that was all over my days in New Orleans. But as interesting as the music-mix is, it's the songwriting and storytelling of The Wilders that makes this CD standout. It's like a soundtrack to a movie that has never been made, but damn-well should be."

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