Texas Gentlemen, The - Floor It!!! (Ltd. Ed. 140G Orange Green Magenta Striped 2XLP) - BTRC ROTM

• B.T.R.C. July Mainstream Record of the Month 2020
• Limited Edition 140 Gram Audiophile Pressing
• Orange Green Magenta Striped Vinyl
• 2XLP
• Gatefold LP Jacket
• Gatefold opens up to full board game, contains 8 tokens

Pop on Floor It!!!, the new and second full-length effort from the Texas Gentlemen, and prepare your eardrums to be hit with everything from woozy, brass-fueled Dixieland-style jazz (“Veal Cutlass”), to slinky, chicken-scratch country funk (“Bare Maximum”) to lushly orchestrated pop-soul balladry (“Ain’t Nothin’ New”)—and that’s all in just the first 10 minutes of play time.

While the Gentlemen’s sound is clearly steeped in the classic roots, rock and pop music of the ‘60s and ‘70s, there’s a dreamy (the lilting “Sing Me to Sleep”), spacey (“Skyway Streetcar”) and occasionally progressive (“Dark at the End of the Tunnel”) element to what they do that seems to detach the music from belonging to any particular place and time. Add in elements of funk, soul, country, r&b, southern rock, gospel and essentially any other style that catches their musically omnivorous ears; an expansive and detailed approach to arrangement that sees the songs adorned with all manner of horns, strings and heavenly background vocals (“Hard Road”) and you have a collection of tunes that is more than just a mere album. Rather, Floor It!!! is a rich and righteous ride.

Tracks

1. Veal Cutlass
2. Bare Maximum
3. Ain't Nothin' New
4. Train to Avesta
5. Easy St.
6. Hard Rd.
7. Dark at the End of the Tunnel
8. Sing me to Sleep
9. Last Call
10. She Won't
11. Charlie's House
12. Skyway Streetcar
13. Floor It!!!