Voodoo Shoppe

Summary

Voodoo Shoppe is the tenth release and the seventh studio release of Cowboy Mouth.

Voodoo Shoppe
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2006 (2006-02-21)
LabelEleven Thirty
ProducerCowboy Mouth, Mike Mayeaux, Russ-T Cobb
Cowboy Mouth chronology
Uh-oh
(2003)
Voodoo Shoppe
(2006)
Fearless
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Village Voice(favourable)[2]
PopMatters(7/10)[3]
ARTISTdirect[4]

Cowboy Mouth has associated themselves quite strongly with the city of New Orleans and the music scene in that city. Voodoo Shoppe was the first album produced by the band after Hurricane Katrina, and generated a fair bit of interest in the album because of this. Two songs, "Home" and "The Avenue" address the diaspora after Hurricane Katrina, as well as pledging to return to New Orleans to rebuild. Portions of the proceeds were donated to Renew Our Music (formerly the New Orleans Musician's Relief Fund). John Thomas Griffith sits upon their board.[5]

They performed Home and Voodoo Shoppe as part of Starz' New Orleans Music in Exile[6] documentary. During an interview for that show, Fred LeBlanc admitted to not being able to move home, saying, "I live in the tour bus. We all live in the tour bus."

The song "This Much Fun" was featured in the trailer for Meet the Robinsons (2007), but not used in the actual movie or on the soundtrack album.

Track listing edit

  1. "Joe Strummer" (Fred LeBlanc, John Thomas Griffith, Paul Sanchez, Mary Lasange, Mitch Allen) - 3:35
  2. "Misty Falls" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 3:26
  3. "Winds Me Up" (LeBlanc, Griffith, Sanchez, Lasange) - 3:33
  4. "Hole in My Heart" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 3:57
  5. "Voodoo Shoppe" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 3:54
  6. "Slow Down" (LeBlanc, Griffith, Sanchez, Lasange) - 3:36
  7. "This Much Fun" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 2:45
  8. "Supersonic" (Sonia Tetlow, Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 2:35
  9. "I Told Ya" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Lasange) - 3:17
  10. "Home" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Tetlow) - 3:12
  11. "Glad to Be Alive" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Tetlow, Russ-T Cobb) - 3:34
  12. "The Avenue" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Tetlow) - 3:55

Singles edit

  • "The Avenue"
  • "Joe Strummer"

Personnel edit

Cowboy Mouth

with:

  • Stewart Cararas - gang vocals

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Village Voice review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ ARTISTdirect review
  5. ^ Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts for Artists
  6. ^ New Orleans Music In Exile airs on Starz, Starz InBlack