Now I Got Worry by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Now I Got Worry, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's fifth studio album, came roaring out of Matador on October 15, 1996, and it plays like a juke joint with the fuse box on fire. The New York trio, Spencer on vocals, guitar and theremin, Judah Bauer on guitar and harmonica, Russell Simins pounding the drums, had no bass player and never seemed to miss one, cramming punk, garage, rockabilly, soul, noise and hip-hop swagger into the blues until the seams split.

"2 Kindsa Love" is the grease-and-hollering highlight, and there's a gleefully rude cover of a Dub Narcotic tune for good measure. The video for "Wail" was directed by none other than "Weird Al" Yankovic, which tells you how seriously this band took itself: just seriously enough.

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