CHAIN STATION, "Backroads," 11 tracks
Chain Station is a 9-year-old, four-piece progressive bluegrass band based in Denver.
"Backroads," the band's third studio album, is filled with uptempo tunes.
The title track is about a man whose past has been bittersweet and after seeing extreme highs and lows, he's chosen to spend his time on the back roads of life.
There's a lot of mountain imagery, like the mountain tops where the "Wild Wild Wind" blows.
"Gravity" and "Mother Nature" are songs about the forces of the universe.
"Devil's Juice" is about a family of moonshiners.
"Midwest Girl" finds a man moving west to look for love, but finding that what he really wants is a girl from the Midwest with a gypsy soul.
"Half Full" is about a man who feels rich because of the friends he has made.
"Bluegrass Babes" is a salute to the young women who dance in the crowds at bluegrass festivals.
"Hot Damn" is an offbeat song about a man who is hungry all the time.
"Now and Again" says that sometimes you'll find the answers you're seeking.
And "Spooky Ridge" is an intricate instrumental.
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