As it says on the cover, this is the third album from New York City based outfit The Brought Low and what do we get?

A cracking Southern rock album that tips the nod towards Lynyrd Skynyrd, draws on The Black Crowes a la 'Shake Your Money Maker' and, at times, you can just picture Jagger posing and letting loose on tracks like 'A Thousand Miles Away', 'My Favourite Waste Of Time' and possibly, for me anyway, the stand out track on the album, 'Blow Out Your Candles'.

This is music for the freeway (if you were American!); drop the hood, wind in the hair and drive as fast as the speed limiter allows, 50 on most of the American roads!!! The Brought Low are made up of Nick Heller (drums), Robert Russell (bass/backing vocals) and Benjamin H Smith on lead guitar and vocals and this album follows on from 2001's self-titled release and the 2006 release 'Right On Time'.

Set out the Southern flag and nail your colours to the mast, The Brought Low deliver in spades.

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