There aren't many country artists other than Corb Lund who would open an album with a song as apocalyptic as "Gettin' Down on the Mountain." But challenging the stereotype of the cowboy singer has always made Lund unique. He continues to do just that on Cabin Fever, Lund's seventh album with his Hurtin' Albertans, who at this point have to be considered one of the tightest bands anywhere. While the 12 tracks play out in Lund's familiar fashion of odes to serious drinking ("Pour 'Em Kinda Strong"), true life tales ("Bible on the Dash") and Shel Silverstein-esque humour ("Cows Around") there's a noticeably darker tinge to Cabin Fever. As the title suggests, Lund conceived the album in isolation while dealing with the end of a long-term relationship, along with the death of a close family member. That pain is palpable on plaintive ballads "September" and "One Left in the Chamber," but the loose studio atmosphere also gives the band plenty of room to rock on "Dig Gravedigger Dig" and Lund's tribute to his BMW motorcycle, "Mein Deutsches Motorrad." It all adds up to Lund's most well rounded album to date, with an equal appeal to country and rock fans alike.
-Jason Schneider, Exclaim
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Musicians
Corb Lund: voice, acoustic guitar
Kurt Ciesla: double bass
Brady Valgardson: drums
Grant Siemens: everything else
Hayes Carll: guest vocal on ‘Bible On The Dash’
John Evans: guest handclaps, whoops, hollers, and occasional background vocals
The Hurtin’ Albertans: performers
Production
Produced by John Evans, Steve Christensen, and The Hurtin’ Albertans
Engineered by Scott Franchuk and Steve Christensen
Mixed by Corb Lund, John Evans, and Steve Christensen
Produced at Riverdale Recorders
Mixed at The Treehouse, Houston, Texas
Mastered by Joe Gastwirt
Additional mastering for vinyl by John Golden
Mastered at Golden Mastering
Lacquer cut at Golden Mastering
Artwork
Photography by Fish Griwkowsky
Designed at Cut + Paste Design, Inc.
Management
Managed by Ron Kitchener
Copyright
Phonographic copyright ℗ New West Records, LLC
Copyright © New West Records, LLC
Notes
Premium audiophile 180g. Audio mastered for vinyl. Includes lyric/credit sheet
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