Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch

Very few bands take thirty-five years to release their debut album, but Mudcrutch are no ordinary band.

Originally named The Sundowners and then The Epics, the band changed their name to Mudcrutch around 1970. When the band split up, Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers cohorts Mike Campbell and Benmont Trench achieved worldwide success. Now they've reunited with guitarist Tom Leaden and drummer Randall Marsh.

Petty's idea of reuniting the band came to fruition in 2008. Tom Leadon, the brother of Bernie Leadon, had spent several years giving guitar lesson while Randall Marsh had been playing in local bands.

The album was subsequently recorded live with no overdubs in a recording studio built in The Heartbreakers' rehearsal space. The result is a pure, energetic collection that highlights selected covers (David Dudley's Six Days on the Road, The Byrds' Lover of the Bayou, bluegrass staple Shady Grove) with strong originals from Petty, Campbell, Leadon and Tench.

• Shady Grove
• Scare Easy
• Orphan Of The Storm
• Six Days On The Road
• Crystal River
• Oh Maria
• This Is A Good Street
• Wrong Thing To Do
• Queen Of The Go Go Girls
• June Apple
• Lover Of The Bayou
• Topanga Cowgirl
• Bootleg Flyer
• House Of Stone