Hold on to your horses for this bunch of beefy yokels from Fresno, Califonia.
They're led by Paul Chapman, an imposing figure with an Amish beard. The banjo looks like a toy in his hands.
This and the fiddle are the main instruments for an album of upbeat old-timey bluegrass mountain music pumped out at a tempo that ranges from super-fast to supercharged.
The rest of the band are Nick Kennedy, acoustic guitar, Frick Dau, upright bass, and Eathan Hakker on mandolin.
They are ramshackle like dedicated buskers; low on subtlety but high on energy.
Only two of the thirteen tracks hit the three minute mark and all but two are their own tunes.
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The two non originals are Police and the stomping Big-Eyed Rabbit. The latter, together with Something About Us, show off the band at their frenzied best.
The songs is sure to whip up a storm when played live in a sweaty club but , on record, my threshold is around four tunes in a row.
Old Tire Swingers' website
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