All Them Witches Post “Slow City” from Baker’s Dozen Monthly Singles Project
It’s the last Friday of the month, and in 2022 that means new All Them Witches. Following up on March’s “Silver to Rust” (posted here), February’s “Fall Into Place” (posted here) and January’s series-kickoff “Blacksnake Blues” (posted here), the 12:45 “Slow City” is a steady rolling linear instrumental jam the likes of which the Nashville four-piece used to periodically post on their Bandcamp page, at random, sometimes temporarily. One is reminded a bit of “George W. Kush” or the Effervescent EP (review here) that first came out in 2014, though certainly there are other examples of their gone-exploring impulses captured on tape, including on their studio albums. Dudes can jam. We knew that.
There’s a build in “Slow City,” and the guitar hints late at some foreboding vibes, but they don’t blow out a payoff. Robby Staebler‘s drums hold steady and are atmospheric in their own right, and the guitar of Ben McLeod is in its own trance throughout, with Parks‘ basslines and what may or may not be Allan Van Cleave droning keys out in the background — I’m honestly not sure; if you told me I was imagining it, I’d believe you — adding to the breadth. It’s a mellow vibe but not at all inactive for that, and answers the peaks and valleys of “Silver to Rust” with a fluidity of its own.
All Them Witches are on tour starting May 6 — they’re coming to Asbury Park, which is nice — and after playing what the folks who worked at the jam-band magazine in my old office used to refer to infuriatingly as ‘The ‘Roo,’ they’ll head to Europe for a slew of other festivals and dates, none of which seem to be written out in a conveniently cut and pasted list, but all of which can be found, with ticket links and whatnot, at the link below.
Enjoy the track and here’s to marking the calendar for May 27 and the next song in the Baker’s Dozen series:
All Them Witches, “Slow City” official video
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All Them Witches is:
Charles Michael Parks, Jr – bass, vocals
Ben McLeod – guitar, vocals
Robby Staebler – drums, vocals
Allan Van Cleave – Rhodes piano, keys, violin
