Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
With his shaved head, full beard, gold earring, and arms full of tattoos, Brandon Jenkins looks more like an outlaw biker than a country singer, but a country singer is what he is. He's one of the artists associated with the Red Dirt movement of Oklahoma, a genre of country music that also draws on rock, blues, swing, and honky tonk, often with a radical political edge that would be anathema to many mainstream Nashville artists. The Oklahoma-born, Austin, TX-based musician lives for the road and his endless touring helped him develop a razor-sharp guitar sound and a booming vocal style that can cut through the noise of a Saturday night barroom. Brothers of the Dirt is dedicated to Bob Childers, the songwriter credited with founding the Red Dirt Movement, and it's full of the blood-and-guts songwriting that has made Jenkins legendary in the Texas/Oklahoma area. The anti-Iraq war tune "Blood for Oil" opens the album with a bang, indicting America for its dependence on foreign oil and questioning the death of average guys for the profit of the big corporations. Jenkins growls his protest while his clanging guitar sounds the alarm. "Marching Toward the Guns" is a country-blues with a jubilant fatalism that pays tribute to the men and women who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. "Out of Babylon" borrows Biblical (and Rastafarian) imagery for another apocalyptic lament. Jenkins is also adept at old-fashioned, apolitical country tunes. "White Van Blues" is the hard luck tale of a touring musician full of hyperbolic humor, driven by Jenkins' screaming guitar and Jesse Frost's powerhouse drumming. Jenkins drinks away the memory of a broken relationship on "Hearts Don't Break Even," a weeper with a strong R&B-meets-country melody and a wrenching vocal. "Ricardo's Cadillac" shows off the band's acoustic side, with a nostalgic look back at young men growing up, illegally drinking beer, and having sex in the back of a friend's Cadillac.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From kr133.33/month
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Brandon Jenkins, MainArtist
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Album review
With his shaved head, full beard, gold earring, and arms full of tattoos, Brandon Jenkins looks more like an outlaw biker than a country singer, but a country singer is what he is. He's one of the artists associated with the Red Dirt movement of Oklahoma, a genre of country music that also draws on rock, blues, swing, and honky tonk, often with a radical political edge that would be anathema to many mainstream Nashville artists. The Oklahoma-born, Austin, TX-based musician lives for the road and his endless touring helped him develop a razor-sharp guitar sound and a booming vocal style that can cut through the noise of a Saturday night barroom. Brothers of the Dirt is dedicated to Bob Childers, the songwriter credited with founding the Red Dirt Movement, and it's full of the blood-and-guts songwriting that has made Jenkins legendary in the Texas/Oklahoma area. The anti-Iraq war tune "Blood for Oil" opens the album with a bang, indicting America for its dependence on foreign oil and questioning the death of average guys for the profit of the big corporations. Jenkins growls his protest while his clanging guitar sounds the alarm. "Marching Toward the Guns" is a country-blues with a jubilant fatalism that pays tribute to the men and women who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. "Out of Babylon" borrows Biblical (and Rastafarian) imagery for another apocalyptic lament. Jenkins is also adept at old-fashioned, apolitical country tunes. "White Van Blues" is the hard luck tale of a touring musician full of hyperbolic humor, driven by Jenkins' screaming guitar and Jesse Frost's powerhouse drumming. Jenkins drinks away the memory of a broken relationship on "Hearts Don't Break Even," a weeper with a strong R&B-meets-country melody and a wrenching vocal. "Ricardo's Cadillac" shows off the band's acoustic side, with a nostalgic look back at young men growing up, illegally drinking beer, and having sex in the back of a friend's Cadillac.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:40
- Main artists: Brandon Jenkins
- Label: eOne Music
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
2009 E1 Music 2009 E1 Music
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.