2016 – Underworld Records
By Phillip Smith;
Feb 4, 2017
With nearly thirty years
under his belt performing and cutting records, Nashville-based Tim “Too Slim” Langford’s genius for
dark rocking blues songs is undeniably strong as ever. Backing Langford
is his rhythm section, the Taildraggers,
drummer Jeff “Shakey” Fowlkes and
bassist Robert Kearns.
Blood Moon
explodes out of the gate with “Evil Mind”, a guitar-heavy southern-rocker
topped off with a hefty dose of adrenalin. Langford’s
contagious guitar riffs and smoky vocals keep me captivated for the mysterious
and witchy “Gypsy”. This terrifically
dark love song is one of my favorites. He then sets a beautiful and cosmic mood
in “My Body”, a song about death and the hereafter.
If one didn’t already know,
it would very easy to think “Get Your Goin’ Out On” was a Rolling Stones deep cut with its blazing honky-tonk vibe. For title track, “Blood Moon” Langford goes all out with hearty helping
of searing blues guitar. It sounds great.
Too Slim and the Taildraggers’ Blood Moon is
an engaging album of raw unbridled southern blues-rock with a unique sound I’ve
become quite fond of. It’s one of those
recordings I can listen to over and over again.
