Lowdown Ways marks a quantum creative leap for DADDY LONG LEGS,
the scrappy New York trio known for their stripped-down roots sound and
in-your- face intensity thats garnered them fans in their hometown and
overseas, where theyve toured with such kindred spirits as The Damned,
Blackfoot Gypsies, Hurray for the Riff Raff and the Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion.
They’ve been recognized by Rolling Stone, who aptly compared them to
Chicago blues fired at the moon, played by the demented children of the Pretty
Things. This expansive, new territory that the band covers on Lowdown Ways
is thanks to producer (and bassist, JD McPherson) Jimmy Sutton, with whom
the band recorded the album at Chicagos Hi-Style Studios, applies his technical
know-how to broaden the sound of such instantly memorable tunes as Pink
Lemonade (co-written by McPherson), Ding Dong Dang and Bad
Neighborhood, which resonate with the down-and-dirty roots that have always
been DADDY LONG LEGS inspiration.
Meanwhile, the band ventures successfully into unfamiliar territory with the
pub-rock-style Winners Circle, the bittersweet acoustic ballad Back Door Fool
and the dramatic album-closer Wrong Side of the River.