Old Crow Medicine Show has pulled into Amie Street with a "whoa, Nelly!" tug on the reins of an early 19th century horse and buggy, loaded with bottles of whiskey, home-rolled cigars and a whole array of stringed instruments ready to be plucked and picked till fingers bleed.

At least, that's what you might think if you close your eyes and pop in Tennessee Pusher, the latest release from this quintet of alt-country, bluegrassy rockers. And while the five folk artists first met in New York, their buck-dance inspiring banjos and harmonica harmonies quickly brought them south of the Mason-Dixon Line.</-p>

Before long this seemingly old-time string ensemble was opening for Dolly Parton at the original house of blues, Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, and plowing their way through piles of Americana fans from St. Louis to San Francisco to across the Atlantic.

Combining all aspects of bluesy ballads and twangy guitar squalls like that of the legendary outlaw of country, Willie Nelson, to washboard bands like the North Mississippi Allstars, Old Crow Medicine Show punches out thirteen tracks of harmonica-driven, fiddle-laden, gritty rock hits.

The upbeat, bucking Mary's Kitchen and the album's biggest single Caroline feature plunky, syncopated rhythms that will light a fire under anyone's feet and start them square dancing. Slower, bluesier numbers like Highway Halo and the title track Tennessee Pusher maintain a more soothing, cowboy-riding-into-the-sunset kind of sound.

So whether you're in need of a jug-band to set the tune to a good barnyard jig (and rock you like a hurricane, like Methamphetamine might) or more melancholy lyrics to commiserate with after a bad day (try The Greatest Hustler Of All ), Old Crow Medicine Show has just the elixir you need.

AdditionalTracks:
Humdinger
Crazy Eyes