Hubcap Music

Hubcap Music
Studio album by Seasick Steve
Released April 29, 2013
Genre Blues
Length 48:00
Label Fiction Records Third Man Records
Producer Seasick Steve
Seasick Steve chronology

You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
(2011)
Hubcap Music
(2013)
Sonic Soul Surfer
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 71/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Uncut [1]
The Independent [2]
This Is Fake DIY [3]
musicOMH [4]
NME [5]
Sputnikmusic [6]

Hubcap Music is the sixth studio album by Seasick Steve. The title derives from his Morris Minor guitar made out of two hubcaps placed back-to-back. Steve uses the guitar frequently, both live and in the studio.

The song "Down On The Farm" was debuted live at the 2012 Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. A music video was also released, with Seasick Steve dancing behind his farm with the hubcap guitar in his hand, in similar fashion to The Black Keys' song, "Lonely Boy". [7]

One week before the release, a video for "Purple Shadows" premiered, featuring Steve playing a stripped version of the song on the acoustic guitar.[8]

Guests on the album include Dan Magnusson on drums (who also plays live with Seasick Steve), John Paul Jones on bass (amongst other instruments), and Jack White on guitar on the track "The Way I Do".

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Down On The Farm"   3:50
2. "Self Sufficient Man"   4:16
3. "Keep On Keepin' On"   3:53
4. "Over You"   3:18
5. "The Way I Do"   4:50
6. "Purple Shadows"   4:19
7. "Freedom Road"   5:35
8. "Home"   3:31
9. "Hope"   3:14
10. "Heavy Weight"   5:09
11. "Coast Is Clear"   5:08

Personnel

According to the official CD liner notes:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hubcap Music - Seasick Steve". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  2. Gill, Andy (April 26, 2013). "Album review: Seasick Steve, Hubcap Music (Fiction)". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  3. Phillips, Hannah (April 29, 2013). "Seasick Steve - Hubcap Music". This Is Fake DIY. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  4. Ingham, Thomas (April 29, 2013). "Seasick Steve – Hubcap Music". musicOMH. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  5. Allen, Jeremy (April 26, 2013). "Seasick Steve - 'Hubcap Music'". NME. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  6. Stanciu, Raul (April 29, 2013). "Seasick Steve: Hubcap Music". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  7. "Seasick Steve - Down On The Farm". YouTube. May 1, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  8. "Seasick Steve - Purple Shadows". YouTube. April 23, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.


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