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| Alligator Records To Reissue First Two Albums From Mofro Following the success of Country Ghetto, the label debut from Jacksonville, FL-based JJ Grey & Mofro, Alligator Records will reissue the band's first two independent releases (credited solely as Mofro) on October 23, 2007. Both Blackwater (originally released in 2001 on the Fog City label) and Lochloosa (originally released in 2004 on Swampland) have been unavailable for over a year. The albums are highly sought after by the band's wildly enthusiastic fan base. Both CDs feature the distinctive "front porch soul" created by gifted songwriter and vocalist JJ Grey. JJ Grey comes from a long tradition of Southern storytellers, and his songs oftentimes use the loss of his natural surroundings and the marginalization of the Southern culture he grew up in as a metaphor for universal truths. The band delivers his material with brilliant musicianship, resulting in music that is thought provoking, rhythmically dynamic and texturally mesmerizing. Since the release of Country Ghetto, the band has received rave reviews in USA Today, The New York Times, Harp, Paste, Billboard, Guitar World, No Depression, Relix, Jambase and many other major daily, regional, and on-line publications. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |