Bad for Business

Welcome to the Nashville living room of Adrian and Meredith Krygowski, where they and a few friends have worked on this dramatic album of Americana and ‘rogue folk.’ The name Bad for Business seems to sum up a lot of what's happened over the last 18 months but is particularly apt for the music industry, and even more so for a town like Nashville, aka Music City. It also hints at some of the other themes dealt with on this recording; among them gun violence, the legacy of Donald Trump, immigration and climate change.

An ostensibly country-rock sound is given more shape by interesting additions of Appalachian banjo, Balkan brass and surf-a-billy guitar. The intro to ‘California’ reminds me very much of Hendrix's sound on ‘All Along the Watchtower’. And, since we're talking of Dylan covers, many of Meredith's fiddle solos bring to mind the violin on ‘Hurricane’. Adding to the variety of influences here, there's a cover of the 1960s polka hit ‘Who Stole the Keishka’ and some foot percussion on ‘Kids These Days’. Eclectic in scope and feisty in delivery there are also many great contributions from some of Nashville's most sought-after musicians.