RED JACKET MINE

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From Red Jacket Mine's origins as a bedroom four-track project, through two studio albums (including 2009's Ken Stringfellow-produced Lovers Lookout) and dozens of high-profile shows, bandleader Lincoln Barr has displayed a restless stylistic curiosity and unique command of his influences, masterfully whittling shards of soul, country, blues, rock, and pop into a coherent whole.

The latest incarnation of Red Jacket Mine finds Barr, who also serves as guitarist in Seattle power-pop heavy hitters Stag, marrying that band's penchant for the sub-three-minute pop gem with his love for vintage soul and '70s British pub rock. The results are thrilling, infusing Red Jacket Mine's trademark commitment to songcraft with a welcome dose of humor and devil-may-care kineticism. 

Longtime drummer Andrew Salzman thrives in this context, propelling the songs with a Stax-y swagger and strut, while bassist Matthew Cunningham artfully snakes his way around, over, and through Barr's sophisticated changes. Veteran producer Johnny Sangster (The Tripwires, Cobirds Unite) proves the perfect foil for this rejuvenated lineup, contributing his trademark sparkle and peerless pop sensibility.

 After club-testing the new songs in early 2011, the band and Sangster entered Seattle's Avast! Studios and emerged with material for two singles. The first - the Curtis Mayfield-meets-Nick Lowe soul of "Listen Up (If the World is Going Hell)" [FIN-LE7-014] - is slated for release as a limited-edition 7" on Fin Records in early 2012.