Pat Todd – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Percussion
Nick Alexander – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Vocals
Rick Johnson – Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Bob Deagle – Drums, Percussion
Tony Hannaford – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Honorary Rankoutsider
Michael Leigh – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, National Steel Bodied Guitar, Lap Steel, Harmonica, Vocals
Earle Mankey – Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Roy J. Morgan – Drums, Percussion
Michael DeTemple – Banjo
Robert Lloyd – Accordian
Produced and Mixed by Earle Mankey and Pat Todd
Engineered and Mastered by Earle Mankey
Recorded at Earle's Rankoutsider Wreckroom Thousand Oaks, CA.
Photography and Graphics by Paul Mejias
PRESSING INFORMATION
+ double album as limited edition
+ HOUSED IN A GATEFOLD SLEEVE
+ INCLUDES DOUBLE-SIDED INSERT
"The Outskirts Of Your Heart" is an ambitious two-disc set, with the first LP primarily devoted to raw, four-on-the-floor
rock. Songs like "Just Another Stupid Guy" and "November 11th" have the kind of turbocharged tunefulness that made the
Lazy Cowgirls a significant influence on the likes of Nine Pound Hammer, the Supersuckers and numerous others. The second disc, meanwhile, leans toward roots rock and country music, with heartfelt ballads conveying a more low-key approach.
Mandolin-flavored strummers (It Was a Stupid Dream Anyway) and bottleneck bummers (the Ronnie Lane-like Kendall County Blues») share space with barnburning, Jason & the Scorchers meet New York Dolls raveups. but there's plenty of crosstalk between the two.
This album features Todd's strongest lineup of musicians since the Ragged Soul-era Cowgirls — guitarists Nick Alexander and Tony Hannaford, bassist Rick Johnson, and drummer Bob Deagle are tight, grooving, and emphatic regardless of volume — but the star of this show is Pat Todd, and he's in stellar form here. Lots of rockers talk about passion and commitment, but for Todd those aren't words, they're as necessary to life as water and oxygen, and he has no fear in letting the deepest and most painful secrets of love, life, and survival take the center stage in this 28 songs.
Release Date: 09 December 2016
