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With Red Mouth's vocals cut in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Jantso's harmonica in Helsinki, Finland and Andres' guitar in Tartu, Estonia, "Minor Gripes" is another long distance collaboration from the international trio that first recorded together in 2010.

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Minor Gripes

Almighty virus
And Mexican beer
Old man Gillan cryin':
"Get me outta here"
Tryin' to beat the clock and
Sneakin' up on time
Not as hard as stayin' friends with
Certain friends of mine

Someone stole a flag
And someone stole a hat
Someone found religion
Grew perfect just like that
Someone bought opinions that
Matter more than mine
Someone sold the shop that carried
Saviours of mankind

Where do I run to when the
Whole world's turnin' sour?
What's the deal with doomsday clocks
And big bad midnight hour?
What's the verdict, what's the word
Tell me why's it feel
Like history repeatin' in a
Sci-fi horror reel?

Some things you can't stop and
Some things you can't start
Some lines you won't say
If you wanna to keep your part
Some things have been written
Some things carved in stone
Some things they will come to pass in
Every great unknown

Where do I run to when the
Whole world's turnin' sour?
What's the deal with doomsday clocks
And big bad midnight hour?
What's the verdict, what's the word
Tell me why's it feel
Like history repeatin' in a
Sci-fi horror reel?

credits

released February 18, 2022
Vocals - Eric "Red Mouth" Gebhardt; harmonicas - Jantso Jokelin; guitar - Andres Roots. Written by Andres Roots. Vocals recorded by Alexander Bowling & Luke Wright at Mystery Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA. Harmonicas recorded by Jantso Jokelin in Helsinki, Finland. Guitar recorded by Jaan Tamm, mixed & mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo at White Room in Tartu, Estonia. Cover design by Siret Roots. For more Red Mouth: redmouth.bandcamp.com

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Andres Roots Tartu, Estonia

Listed in the book "100 Years of Estonian Music" as the country's "internationally best-known player of pure blues", Andres Roots is a slide guitarist based in Tartu who has performed everywhere from Clarksdale, Mississippi to Hell, Norway. In 2016, his "Roots Music" LP topped the official Estonian album chart – the first and only time a blues album has claimed the #1 spot in the Baltics. ... more

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