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Cherry Poppin' Daddies have been tagged as a retro act, and that's selling the band short. Sure, the boys found their opening into the mainstream via the lounge lizard fad of the mid-'90s, but the band has found an answer to the age-old question "So what else do you do?" The answer is Soul Caddy, the Eugene, Oregon-based octet's follow-up to its breakthrough Zoot Suit Riot and a much more diverse release at that. The opening cut, "Diamond Light Boogie," keeps swing on the brain as the band takes a foray into glam-rock territory. "Grand Mal" is a nice exercise in acoustic folk rock with enough heart to make it both fresh and refreshing. "My Mistake" mixes their punchy horns with skittery percussion, giving the track a mad rush of flavor. And, yes, the band still knows how to swing like Prima and jive like Armstrong.--Jason Josephes
Track listing
1. Diamond Light Boogie
2. Swingin' With Tiger Woods (The Big Swing)
3. God Is A Spider
4. Stay, Don't Just Stay (If You're Gonna)
5. Grand Mal
6. Soul Cadillac
7. Irish Whiskey
8. So Long Toots
9. My Mistake
10. End Of The Night
11. Bleeding Ceremony
12. Uncle Ray
13. Saddest Thing I Know
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