Artist: Lucero Album: Women & Work Bitrate: 259kbps avg Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz Label: ATO Records Genre: Rock Size: 88.81 megs PlayTime: 0h 45min 08sec total Rip Date: 2012-03-10 Store Date: 2012-03-13 Track List: -------- 01. Downtown (Intro) 1:07 02. On My Way Downtown 4:29 03. Women & Work 3:06 04. It May Be Too Late 4:03 05. Juniper 4:43 06. Who You Waiting On? 3:30 07. I Can't Stand To Leave You 4:49 08. When I Was Young 4:43 09. Sometimes 4:53 10. Like Lightning 4:15 11. Go Easy 5:30 Release Notes: -------- With a loyal fan base established through years of relentless touring, Lucero is in a position where they could easily maintain the norm and continue to thrive. The band, however, doesnÆt seem content resting on their laurels, as their upcoming release ôWomen & Workö finds them continuing to evolve, yet holding on to what makes their band unique. Those originally drawn in by the bandÆs country-rock sound with gritty guitars and Ben NicholsÆ raspy vocals will still find what theyÆre looking for on this album, the bands ninth release. However, Lucero seems to have fully embraced their Western Tennessee roots by tossing some slick Memphis sounds into the mix. Employing horns on nearly every track for ôWomen & Work,ö Lucero draws heavily on the sounds from days gone by with tracks ôOn My Way Downtownö and ôJuniper,ö reminiscent of Memphis forefathers like Big Star, while those in search of a more traditional Lucero sound will still find satisfaction in tracks like ôSometimesö and ôWhen I Was Young,ö as the band proves they havenÆt lost touch with the minor keys and twangy guitars that have long defined their sound. The tracks ôWho You Waiting Onö and ôLike Lightningö ooze soul without coming off as soft, with the former providing an interesting mix of southern rock and power-pop, and the latter being driven by a piano hook that sounds as if it came straight from a prohibition-era barroom. With the new album comes some new sounds, but with ôWomen & Work,ö Lucero proves that evolving doesnÆt have to mean forsaking the past.