Lots of distortion and raw vocals, Left Lane Cruiser’s brand of the Blues on Shake and Bakea child of a punk rock upbringing. The grittiness aligns Left Lane Cruiser with the Blues purveyors of the past while ignoring Classic Rockers whose Blues came via cleanliness and slick production. Shake and Bake is an album loaded with dirty grooves. – THE ALTERNATE ROOT
The opening track, ‘Black Dog Keep Running,’ has Warren Hall’s beat stamped all over it before it glides away to guitarsville. It’s the title track that does it for me though. It’s a non-stop psycho-boogie harmonica heaven and oozes blues rock. There are a lot of bands out there doing this kind of thing but not many do it quite as good as this, even though the psychedelic element has faded and made way for the more bluesy sound, making it a tad more down and dirty. – PENNYBLACKMUSIC
Hypnotic, spaced out desert-rock style country blues, it’s very good indeed. The video is fabulous too – shot backwards but it’ll take you a while to work it out. – AMERICANA UK
That’s what it is all about with Datura4, the boogie. It’s not about being retro. This kind of rock is timeless. – STATIC DIVE
Authenticity is a rarity, which may be why the American blues trio Lonesome Shack have been enjoying some attention since they moved to the UK. Not that they’re from the American South or anything, but rather the Pacific Northwest. Still, the trio of Ben Todd, drummer Kristian Garrard, and bassist Luke Bergman kicks up a tasty, boomy, atmospheric sound, as they do once more for their new video “No Way Back.” – THE VINYL DISTRICT
There’s an authenticity and a rawness to their sound that even the most expensive studio with the best equipment wouldn’t be able to recreate. Shake and Bake is the group’s tenth album, and has the potential to be one of their best! – INSIDE THE SETLIST
LLC are the dirtiest, most primal sounding, filthiest blues you ever heard. – MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC
