Blog: SoundsXP

The repeated name indicates that this is Giant Sand doubled, the six Danish members augmented with six new Tucson-based members for a concept album about a man trying to escape his hometown. Shifting membership has always been the Giant Sand trademark throughout 25 Giant Sand albums, but Howe Gelb has always endured at their heart (and you can chalk up another 19 albums in his own name, plus 4 as the Band of Blacky Ranchette, if you’re counting). What you get here is a bit of everything he’s done over the years, reflecting the city (Tucson) that he’s [...]