Different Groove marks Adam Hood's first release for Little Dog Records and his first full studio album. A true collaborative effort, Hood found a musical kinship with Grammy Award-winning producer/guitarist Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam, Roy Orbison, Sara Evans, Buck Owens) and entrusted him to help capture the spontaneity and compelling nature of his music within the parameters of a recording studio.

In the end, they decided the only way to accomplish this was to cut the basic rhythm tracks live, pulling together some of the most soulful roots players in Los Angeles. The results are obvious - this is a deep and riveting work, harkening back to the raw musicality of early recordings by Bob Dylan, The Band, and even Al Green.

A listen to Different Groove is like a study in Southern roots music in a modern context; 22 Days Too Long with its driving beat and greasy slide work; Car, Trucks and Me with its Gospel-tinged vibe; Varnado explores Cajun country while Late Night Diner is a country rock gem.

• 22 Days Too Long
• Shelly
• Never Comes Easy
• Cars, Trucks and Me
• Buzzes Like Neon
• Fool of an Honest Man
• Different Groove
• Late Night Diner
• Varnado
• Whole Town Talking