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Lowdown Ways marks a quantum creative leap for Daddy Long Legs, the scrappy New York trio known for their stripped-down roots sound and in-your- face intensity that's garnered them fans in their hometown and overseas, where they've toured with such kindred spirits as The Damned, The Sonics, Hurray for the Riff Raff and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. They've been recognized by Rolling Stone, who aptly compared them to InchChicago blues fired at the moon, played by the demented children of the Pretty Things.Inch This expansive, new territory that the band covers on Lowdown Ways is thanks to producer (and JD McPherson bassist) Jimmy Sutton, with whom the band recorded the album at Chicago's Hi-Style Studios, applies his technical know-how to broaden the sound of such instantly memorable tunes as InchPink LemonadeInch (co-written by McPherson), InchDing Dong DangInch and InchBad Neighborhood,Inch which resonate with the down-and-dirty roots that have always been Daddy Long Legs' inspiration. Meanwhile, the band ventures successfully into unfamiliar territory with the pub-rock-style InchWinners Circle,Inch the bittersweet acoustic ballad InchBack Door FoolInch and the dramatic album-closer InchWrong Side of the River.Inch 1. Theme from Daddy Long Legs 2. Pink Lemonade 3. Ding Dong Dang 4. Mornin' Noon & Nite 5. Glad Rag Ball 6. Bad Neighborhood 7. Célaphine 8. Winners Circle 9. Back Door Fool 10. Snagglepuss 11. Be Gone 12. Wrong Side of the River
