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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Cadillac Three have returned with their second album of 2020 and this album is a game changer for them. The band has leaned more into the funk side of their sound and dropped any notion of getting played on country radio. There has also been an instrument change as Kelby Ray has dropped the lap steel in favor of bass to give The Cadillac Three\u2019s new sound a proper low end. It\u2019s a sonic shift that in my opinion has created their best album yet. Let\u2019s check out some of these tracks on The Cadillac Three\u2019s fifth album.<\/span><\/p>\n The album kicks off with a great guitar riff on \u201cTabasco & Sweet Tea\u201d before settling into a funky danceable groove that immediately lets you know what you\u2019re in for on this record. Jaren Johnston\u2019s crooning on this track is just the right kind of funky for the vibes here also. \u201cSweet Southern Spirit\u201d starts off with an old school hip hop drum beat before the guitar kicks in and brings in the funk. This is a great track about the kind of woman that is \u201con a country boy bucket list\u201d. TC3 name checks Lynyrd Skynyrd here on this track that has a great funky guitar solo that you can get down to. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDevil\u2019s Lettuce\u201d brings a funky rap spin to a track about getting high on devil\u2019s lettuce. It\u2019s a funky kind of hip hop feel here but you still get the killer guitar riffs that TC3 are bringing all over this record. It reminds me of what ZZ Top did with \u201cI Gotsta Get Paid\u201d, but leaning more into the funky aspect of that kind of track rather than the dirty blues that ZZ Top employed on their song. \u201cMoney Ain\u2019t Shit\u201d is another track that brings a killer guitar riff right up front and center with a cool back beat and smooth crooning from Johnston. This track and the next are big indications that The Cadillac Three are not pushing hard for radio friendly songs anymore. The next song is \u201cTurn The Radio On\u201d which is a straight up country radio protest song. It speaks to how hard it is for artists to make it if they don\u2019t get played on country radio. It\u2019s always great to hear an artist in the position of someone like The Cadillac Three acknowledge this. They have had their own struggles with getting played on the radio and air it out here.<\/span><\/p>\n The Cadillac Three have created what I consider to be their best album yet with Tabasco & Sweet Tea. If you haven\u2019t been a fan or have been on the fence about them, I highly suggest giving this record a listen as it is a different style for them. They have dropped any pretense of making music to get played on country radio and just went to make the funky country record they wanted to. It\u2019s a sound that just works for them and I hope this is what we get from TC3 going forward. Tabasco & Sweet Tea is out everywhere as of October 23rd, 2020. As a special note, digital copies are $3.99 for a limited time on the band\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Favorite Tracks :<\/b> Tabasco & Sweet Tea, Sweet Southern Spirit, Devil\u2019s Lettuce, Money Ain\u2019t Shit, Turn The Radio On, Sabbath On Cornbread<\/span><\/p>\n