The 11 songs that appear onFree Your Mind, the 10th studio album from Seattle-based Too Slim and the Taildraggers, are the result of a touring hiatus in December 2007 and January 2008.  'It was the first time I actually took time off specifically to write songs,' remembers band leader Tim Langford (AKA Too Slim), 'and I'm very pleased with the results.' The songs onFree Your Mindare a slice of American Roots music, with Blues, Americana and Rock influences. Tim Langford worked again with producer Todd Smallwood on the new album. Smallwood  also co-produced the band's last CD,The Fortune Teller, which charted as high as #9 on the Billboard magazineTop Blues Albumsales chart in 2007 and 2008.The Fortune Tellerwas also nominated forBest Contemporary Blues Album"" at the 2008 Blues Blast Music Awards in Chicago. This award-winning band has been votedBest Regional Act11 times by the Cascade Blues Association.