Description
Crow has always put the “show” into their version of throwback country, and some consider them as the first country hipster band, calling it a push between them and BR549. But they pack a lot of entertainment into each note, and that’s what you get on Jubilee.
An album titled Jubilee would seem most appropriate for Old Crow Medicine Show, a band that never comes up short as far as energy and exuberance are concerned. Their eighth album overall, it coincides with their 25th anniversary as a band and serves as a companion piece to last year’s Paint This Town, a record that quickly rose to number one on both the Americana and bluegrass album charts.
Jubilee ought to be no less successful. Not only does it boast a similar celebratory sound — as evidenced by it’s rowdy, upbeat musicality — but the fact that it also finds an array of A-list names contributing their talents ought to draw attention as well. The guest list includes Willie Watson, who makes his first appearance with the band in over ten years, Sierra Ferrell, and, perhaps most significantly, Mavis Staples, who turns in a sterling performance on the moving and modestly-titled closing track, “One Drop.”
