For those not familiar with 15-60-75, here's what had to say about their classic first album "Jimmy Bell's Still In Town," which they recently heralded as their "Album of the Day" (June 12, 2009): "From the Rolling Stones to the White Stripes, plenty of rock bands have used the blues as a jumping off point and messed with the form to make something new, but hardly anyone pushed the music into a more interesting & innovative direction while staying true to its roots as 15-60-75, a Kent, OH combo known to locals as "the Numbers Band." Led by Robert Kidney on lead vocals and guitar and Terry Hynde on saxophone, this band never lost touch with the deep hoodoo groove at the heart of the blues, but they pushed & pulled at the sound from all directions, with the rhythm section laying out a steady & propulsive groove, additional percussionists throwing poly-rhythms over the bed, the sax players blowing as if possessed by King Curtis and Ornette Coleman at once, the guitarists exploring the cosmos, & Kidney declaiming like the last great undocumented beat poet. Years-in-the-making, The Inward City is an album of all new material that was produced by Pere Ubu's David Thomas and is being released on his Hearpen label, with artwork from veteran Cleveland graphic artist John Thompson.
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