Nashville Scene: Trent Summar & The New Row Mob
Posted by: cjthomas in Reviews, Trent Summar
Calling a band that includes the triple-guitar threat of Dan Baird, Ken McMahan and Pat Buchanan a mob is like hiding weapons of mass destruction among the kegs at a beer bust: at best, it’s gross understatement. Maybe frontman Summar just likes the idea of a sneak attack—like the cover of “He Stopped Loving Her Today” that features a chorus capable of making every George Jones fan in the nation’s honky-tonks spit-take their Skoal in unison. Fortified by the smash success Jack Ingram’s had with his cheeky co-write “Love You”—which treats the word “love” as an interchangeable euphemism for Scarface’s favorite four-letter epithet—Summar’s just released Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, a Rand Bishop-produced record of roadhouse country perfect for stomping peanut shells into powder on the barroom floor. Live, this Mob should rule. With Justin Earle and Travis Stephens. Mercy Lounge —JIM RIDLEY
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