Divine Providence

Prolific (and seemingly reformed) alt. country types Deer Tick return to the fray with their fourth album in five years with a bid to capture their raw and rocking live sound. A wonderfully ragged affair from start to finish, you can almost hear the blood, sweat and beers being spilt on the likes of ‘Funny Word’ and the Rolling Stones-indebted ‘Main Street’. The strutting punk rock salvo of ‘Let’s All Go To Bar’ is as raucous as a night out with Shane MacGowan in his prime. ‘Clowning Around’ and ‘Electric’ add a little darkness to Divine Providence and the more introspective sounds compliment the balls to the wall brilliance of ‘Something To Brag About’ perfectly. Check this out.