Recorded in Austin
and produced by Salim Nourallah, it features guest
appearances by Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses) and Jon
Rauhouse (Neko Case) on lap-steel.
Titles like "Wasted," "Intervention," "Wheels Off," "Let's Get Drunk
& Get It On," and "Most Messed Up" hint at the kind of narrators
frontman Rhett Miller likes to inhabit - men who possess an appetite for
indulgence and won't let a few bad decisions get in the way of a good
story. The magic in Miller's songwriting lies in the depth that he lends
his characters. Upon closer inspection, the hard partying and endless
pursuit of a good time often reveals itself to be a Band-Aid covering up
deeper wounds and emotional scars.
"There's a lot of darkness hidden in
this record," Miller explains.
The Old 97's emerged from Dallas twenty years ago at the forefront of a
musical movement blending rootsy, country-influenced songwriting with
punk rock energy. Most Messed Up follows their recent two-volume set, The Grand Theatre.
2014 tour dates to come.
Track List:
1. Longer Than You've Been Alive
2. Give It Time
3. Let's Get Drunk & Get It On
4. This Is The Ballad
5. Wheels Off
6. Nashville
7. Wasted
8. Guadalajara
9. The Disconnect
10. The Ex Of All You See
11. Intervention
12. Most Messed Up
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