Flutterstrut by Hundred Year Flood

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~Michael Corcoran, Austin American Statesman

The Hundred Year Flood have been knocking out folks in the South West for a few years now with their pop friendly power rock with a southern charm. "Cavalier" is their third studio release and its a knockout! Finally a cd that I can listen to over and over again.Like a southern fried Led Zeppelin meets Fleetwood Mac or inklings of the original Jefferson Airplane but much more modern - this Alt. country band is no retro outfit but modern as a fresh blooming rose and come out smelling just as fine. Hundred Year Flood is fresh Americana, sweet roots music, can be as technical as Beck with the dust brothers And they can Jam with the best of the Jam Band Scene, but they are SO MUCH MORE!

"Cavalier is a testament to Hundred Year Flood's ability to to write good songs and old school in-studio finese. Smart and catchy tunes combined with a powerhouse combo of musicians with hearts o gold blurrs the lines between rock and alt. country.Like a chameleon they can be anything they want to be as the moment calls for. Hundred Year Flood is the real deal, an old hippie told me he's been waiting for that sound and vibe for 30 years, reminded him of the Filmore days or Jefferson Airplane back when they were fresh and creative. Cavalier is an awesome album in the sense of how records used to be - something you listened to all the way thru and then again and again."

John Treadwell

Frogville Records

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Hundred Year Flood

Hundred Year Flood is currently based out of the art mecca

of Santa Fe, NM; recently transplanted from the live music

capital of the world, Austin, TX. They have played all over the

western U.S., including the Sundance Film Festival with

Goshen, and have toured extensively in Mexico. The

members are Felecia Ford (voice and keys), Bill Palmer

(guitar and voice), Jim Palmer (drums) and Kendra Lauman

(bass). They take country/folk sensibilities and rock them as

hard as a noise pop jam band, from stark darkness to a

frenzied twang. Felecia Ford is a West Texas master of voice,

who cut her teeth on Broadway show tunes and the big

production theatrical stage. Brother's Bill and Jim Palmer

were members of the legendary Sharecroppers, Austin's

groundbreaking bluegrass rockers from before bluegrass

was cool again. Kendra Lauman started her career with the

Flood and roots the music to the ground with her rock solid

bass. The band currently has two albums under it's belt:

2000's critically acclaimed self-titled release and 2003's

"Flutterstrut" just released on Frogville Records. They have

also recorded and performed with the likes of Goshen,

Nathan Moore (of ThaMuseMeant) and Joe West (Santa

Fe's legendary country rocker).

_____________________________________________________________a review of FLUTTERSTRUT - Hundred Year Flood's last record:

Hundred Year Flood

Flutterstrut (Frogville Records)

http://www.frogvilleplanet.com/hyf.html

This is the pick of the crop for this week for

me, we are in the bad bad lands of insurgent

country, coming from Santa Fe's renegade

Frogville Records ( if you are hooked on

Bloodshot Records output as I am go find

Frogville do it now, get their sampler and start

exploring), find Joe West, discover Blind

James and Cameron Wade then, it will bring

you inevitably right back to HYF ....Felecia

Ford (voice and keys), Bill Palmer (guitar and

voice), Jim Palmer (drums) and Kendra

Lauman (bass). Felecia is Syd Straw meets

Janis Joplin on a good day, a really good day!

God she can sing this girl, so can Bill though,

both together and with that big dynamic wall

of sound they can create as a band, they must

rock live this combo, twang is more than just

evident, but so is mandolin and pedal steel,

heart tugging county folk roots and rock

attitude, and as psychedelic as Lenny Kravitz

vymura wall paper, (the odd guitar break is

reminiscent of our Lenny) and down home at

the drop of a hat, Its bang on, I tell you!! buy

it now!!! no doubt in my mind you will thank

me

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Average Customer Review: 4