ABOUT THE SIN EATERS
review by Tommy T. of The Inlaws
From the depths of North Carolina comes The Sin Eaters- an amalgamation
of greasy swampy roots rock n' roll, Southern-fried boogie and down & dirty chitlin circuit blues. The Sin Eaters have supplanted The White Stripes as the newest guitar/drums duo sensation.
The Sin Eaters provide this perfect marriage of raucous energy and inspired songs on their first release, Carolina Sin. The Sin Eaters are led by veteran singer/songwriter/guitarist Robin Mann, who courageously wears his sins on his sleeve while pouring every ounce of air in his lungs into the gospel he preaches on such songs as "Hard, Hard Soul", in which he announces "I've got the faith of child, but I'm gettin' old". Mann is joined by his compatriot on drums, Rock Forbes, who also supplies backing vocals along with a heavy beat.
Mann supplies a heavy dose of energy from his rousing vocal delivery to his relentless riff attack. Most importantly, he's got songs to back up his harmonious assault. "Me and the Mexicans" is a mirthful all-night journey through a velvety neighborhood with a keepin'-it-real hombre named Pedro. Spirituality is examined in the one cover song on the CD, Blind Willie Johnson's "God Don't Never Change". "I'll Never Get To Church", a hilarious confessional of being late to church, with "I fornicated at least four times"
as a pretext for religious delinquency. "Bald Head Banjo" is a lowdown, boogie tribute to the male unit. And The Eaters take a funky romp in
the swamp in "Spooky Duzz".
The highlight of Carolina Sin is the new Confederate anthem, "Southern Fried Heaven", which promotes the standard hillbilly diet of a "joint, fried chicken and Cheetos on the side". It also contains the album's most inspired lyric- "I need beer and maybe some condoms/just in case the angels ain't got none on 'em".
Carolina Sin is a welcome burst of energy amid a world of bland, radio-friendly, prick-tease pop rock. This is an album that touches your soul, makes you smile and most importantly, gets you off your ass. This is music you simply cannot listen to while sitting still- it'll move you in many ways.
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