There’s a lot to be said for uncategorisable music, music that transcends boundaries and isn’t easily pigeon-holed. Makes a reviewer’s job more difficult but (generally) a listener’s experience better.
So “We Can’t Do Anything” could easily be titled “We Can Do Everything” as on it there’s a bluegrass-y cover of Jess Colin Young’s “Darkness Darkness”, the powerpop/bubblegum mix that is “I’ll Never Dance With You Again”, “Georgia”, a duet in classic country style that builds to an epic ending and includes some contemporary hints like the echoing single notes from electric guitar, a gentle groove and harmonies in “Divorce Dress” and a quickfire hoedown in “I’m Crowded, Move Over” with some demon fiddling. And so on, and so on. And just when you think you’ve got the measure…
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…of it in comes some surf guitar on “Take Me Down To The Rig”, a song inspired by Levon Helm’s time away from The Band when he worked on an oil rig that is a fine nod to said outfit circa The Basement Tapes.
All this makes for entertaining listening that keeps you on your toes and given that The Gated Community carry it all off with aplomb it’s well worthwhile listening too.
01. Darkness, Darkness (4:45)
02. I’ll Never Dance With You Again (3:42)
03. The Devil in Zubaz (4:27)
04. Divorce Dress (4:52)
05. Georgia (4:29)
06. I’m Crowded, Move Over (3:07)
07. Romance (4:06)
08. I Wanna Get Drunk Tonight (4:57)
09. (Don’t You) Go Run and Hide (5:55)
10. Take Me Down to the Rig (3:11)
11. Non (A French Song) (5:04)
12. This World (4:35)