Johnny Dowd Drunkard's Masterpiece CD

Since the mid-1990s, Johnny Dowd's mix of dark alt-country, gothic Americana, and quirky, angular, Tom Waits-like rock has made him a cult hero. A DRUNKARD'S MASTERPIECE continues Dowd's obsession with the seedy underbelly of America, framed by an idiosyncratic blend of twisted country, mutant blues, and avant-garde discord. Dowd's lyrics deftly mix "demons from the netherworld" and "backwoods charmers," maintaining his characteristic balance between gritty naturalism and murky mythology.

“A Drunkard’s Masterpiece is a creative car crash of Americana, beatnik rock, poetry, prose, jazz rock, rap, screaming metal guitar, retro pop, spoken word and country noir. The whole thing was recorded in three days, on 8 track tape, live in the studio... The lyrics, like the music, are classic Dowd - sex, marriage, more sex, adultery, original sin, unoriginal sin, God, Mary, Jesus, more adultery, death, love, masturbation.”- Sylvie Simmons, Mojo, 4 STARS ---------------------Four musicians. Eight tracks. Eight microphones. Three opuses. Three days.This is Johnny Dowd’s new record, A Drunkard’s Masterpiece. The songs, welded ...