Search - Gurf Morlix :: Fishin' in the Muddy

If anybody is still looking for a candidate to replace Robbie Robertson in the Band, look no further. Morlix can write, sing, produce, and play nearly every instrument (mostly stringed) and has a bottomless (albeit muddy) range of American musical idioms from which to draw. Though Morlix is most often associated with Lucinda Williams and he's played with and produced for an amazing number of artists, he's overdue to be recognized for his own work, including his 1999 debut CD, Toad of Titicaca, and now Fishin' in the Muddy. He doesn't quite escape a certain built-in goofiness as he chants nonsense songs and bellows and barks his way through one-mantra tunes, but he still manages to get serious every now and then on this eclectic but rooted album. Morlix has yet to paint his masterpiece, but getting there will be half the fun. --Henry Cabot Beck