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By Joshua Wallace<\/span><\/p>\n I first came across Joe\u2019s Truck Stop with the 2014 EP release called Free Showers. It came out around the height of the punk fueled string band craze and it fit in well with that genre. It felt like a bajo fueled country record with some attitude. Fast Forward to 2018 and the band are finally releasing their first full length album called American Dreams. There have been many lineup changes since the EP, but they\u2019re still very much a banjo fueled country band. The music is calmer and more country with a western swing feel to it this time around. This is a good change as the scene has changed since 2014 and more traditional country is more popular than the punk fueled country that was featured on the EP.<\/span><\/p>\n One of my favorites on this record is \u201cBanjo Pickin\u2019 Tobacco Spittin\u2019 Gal\u201d. It\u2019s a bluegrass fueled country song that has humor and is just plain fun. This one will have toes tappin\u2019 at live shows for sure. \u201cDon\u2019t Go To College\u201d is a cautionary tale about learning more about the world before diving headfirst into it. It\u2019s a lesson we could all learn eventually.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe High Road\u201d is another fast country tune that is a fun toe tapper. I love the duel solo by Andrew McPheter\u2019s banjo and Ben Sweeney\u2019s lead guitar on this one. \u201c(Don\u2019t) Put A Nickel In The Jukebox\u201d goes into full on honky tonk territory with a sad country song about not being able to stand hearing sad country songs. It doesn\u2019t get sadder than that. \u201cKnockin\u2019 Boots\u201d is a good dancing song, however you like to dance. Finally, \u201cAmerican Dreams\u201d showcases Joe Macheret\u2019s songwriting abilities. I love the reference to Hank Snow\u2019s \u201cI\u2019ve Been Everywhere\u201d. It seems like something the band could have fun with live.<\/span><\/p>\n American Dreams shows what could be a promising future for Joe\u2019s Truck Stop. Hopefully we won\u2019t have to wait another 4 years for the next release because I look forward to hearing more. I highly recommend this album to anyone looking for a good traditional country record with some killer banjo playing that really sets this band apart. American Dreams is out now on Joe\u2019s Truck Stop\u2019s bandcamp and is available on CD May 11th. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Favorite Tracks : Banjo Pickin\u2019 Tobacco Spittin\u2019 Gal, Don\u2019t Go To College, The High Road, (Don\u2019t) Put A Nickel In The Jukebox, Knockin\u2019 Boots, American Dreams<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joe\u2019s Truck Stop – American Dreams (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n By Joshua Wallace I first came across Joe\u2019s Truck Stop with the 2014 EP release called Free Showers. It came out around the height of the punk fueled string band craze and it fit in well with that genre. It felt like a bajo fueled country record with some attitude. Fast Forward to 2018 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n