Dallas Kincaid plays a brand of blues rock that hovers precariously between psychedelica and just plain psycho. His album is titled If You’re a Heartbreaker, You Got a Broken Heart and it is a strange mixture of blues riffs, back alley guitar and mournful out-of-this-world vocals, sort of like George Thorogood on ’shrooms. It often sounds experimental in a grassroots back-to-basics way. The lyrics tend to be bizarre, a bit beat generation like Burroughs. One reviewer suggested a comparison with Captain Beefheart which makes sense too. Actually, this is quite a different and exciting record, something you won’t ever hear on the usual commercial venues yet rooted in traditional country, rock and blues traditions. “Love n Fears” has a delta blues influence that reminds me of The Black Keys. “The Ice Truck Killers” is unapologetically rock and roll until it drifts into a eerie slow psychedelic jam. Perhaps the most interesting track is “Cherry Chainsaw”, a soft ballad of a monologue that is somewhere between romantic and nightmarish. If you are looking for blues rock or shockabilly country with a different slant, you may have found it.

The album is available in VBR MP3 from Jamendo.

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