Researching the Blues

by Redd Kross

Researching the Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 August 2012
  • Label: Merge
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:52
  • Community rating: 3.42/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jeff McDonald, Robert Hecker, Steve McDonald

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Arriving after an astonishing fifteen-year gap since their last studio album, the McDonald brothers effortlessly revitalize their legendary, hook-driven alternative rock project. The record is incredibly concise and undeniably punchy, delivering a masterclass in classic guitar-pop songcraft infused with a slightly gritty, garage rock energy. It triumphantly proves that their knack for Beatles-esque melodies and Cheap Trick-style riffing remains completely undiminished by time.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, punchy, guitar-driven, riff-heavy, loud

Tracklist

  1. Researching the Blues (3:52)
  2. Stay Away from Downtown (3:38)
  3. Uglier (3:52)
  4. Dracula's Daughter (3:06)
  5. Meet Frankenstein (1:48)
  6. One of the Good Ones (2:32)
  7. The Nu Temptations (3:37)
  8. Choose to Play (3:09)
  9. Winter Blues (2:26)
  10. Hazel Eyes (3:49)

Credits

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