Peter Case built his reputation across decades, from his early days fronting the Nerves and the Plimsouls through a solo career that earned him serious respect as a songwriter's songwriter. The stripped-down acoustic work and rootsy storytelling that defined his solo output made the full-throttle electric return of Wig! all the more striking, a reminder that the guy who wrote "A Million Miles Away" always had raw rock and roll in his bones. In early 2009, like thousands of artists, 3-time Grammy nominee Peter Case found himself ill and without insurance. Following sudden open-heart surgery, Case walked out of the hospital with two things: a renewed vigor for life and music, and a six-figure medical bill he couldn't pay. Case's fans and peers like T-Bone Burnett, Richard Thompson, Joe Henry and Loudon Wainwright III immediately rallied to organize a benefit concert to help with his obligations. Recovered physically and emboldened by the generosity of his fans and friends, Peter recorded the raucous and dirty electric blues rock of Wig! in only three days. ''It felt really good to rock again,'' says Case. The album features X drummer DJ Bonebrake and Ron Franklin (Gasoline Silver). With heart pumping and blood flowing, Wig! sees Case reinvigorate the rock n' roll roots he laid down in his seminal bands The Nerves and The Plimsouls. Tracklist Disc 1 1. Banks Of The River (5:08) 2. Dig What You're Puttin' Down (4:47) 3. House Rent Jump (3:18) 4. New Old Blue Car (3:36) 5. Look Out! (3:30) 6. Thirty Days In The Workhouse (2:48) 7. Ain't Got No Dough (3:50) 8. My Kind Of Trouble (4:25) 9. Somebody Told The Truth (4:25) 10. The Words In Red (3:31) 11. Colors Of Night (3:25) 12. House Rent Party (3:32) Disc 2 1. Black Crow Blues (3:37) 2. Milk Cow Blues (4:38) 3. Stack O'Lee (4:06) UPC: 634457222229Label: Yep Roc RecordsRelease Date: 6.29.10Format: CD
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