Blues This Morning
There's a bit of this and a bit of that onBlues This Morning, an EP from up-and-coming blues-rockers Indigenous. The first two tracks are from their debut album,Things We Do, but there are another four that those who already have the full-length recording will want to hear. Among these is a cover ofBob Dylan's "Million Miles," which has a loose, relaxed feel that's unusual for this band--but it works. Then there'sElmore James's "Talk to Me Baby," and as bonuses, an instrumental version of "Holdin' Out" (a song that is also onThings We Do) and a cover ofJimi Hendrix's "Red House" that lasts about 12 minutes. Perhaps it's due to the mixed bag of material, but the music sounds both more relaxed and more confident than on the band's previous recording, indicating that they're getting used to being in the studio. That bodes well for their second full-length album. --Genevieve Williams