Jason and the Scorchers

Clear Impetuous Morning” (Mammoth)
‘The Month In Music’ section

Mojo Magazine, 1996

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Reformed cowpunks the Scorchers show little sign of middle-aged spread on the follow-up to their comeback record, 1995’s A Blazing Grace. Jason Ringenberg’s voice may have lost some of its edge, but the band’s enduring perkiness - all thrashabilly guitar and walloping drums - borders on the remarkable.
Special guest Emmylou Harris tugs on their leash for a restrained “Everything Has a Cost”, but a speed-addled romp through Gram Parsons’ “Drugstore Truck Drivin’ Man” is more indicative of what’s on offer here.

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