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Hubcap Music

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Released
  
April 29, 2013

Artist
  
Seasick Steve

Producer
  
Seasick Steve

Length
  
48:00

Release date
  
29 April 2013

Genre
  
Blues

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Label
  
Fiction Records Third Man Records

Hubcap Music (2013)
  
Sonic Soul Surfer (2015)

Nominations
  
World Music Award for World’s Best Album

Similar
  
Seasick Steve albums, Blues albums

Seasick steve down on the farm


Hubcap Music is the sixth studio album by Seasick Steve. The title derives from his Morris Minor guitar made out of two hubcaps placed back-to-back. Steve uses the guitar frequently, both live and in the studio.

Contents

The song "Down On The Farm" was debuted live at the 2012 Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. A music video was also released, with Seasick Steve dancing behind his farm with the hubcap guitar in his hand, in similar fashion to The Black Keys' song, "Lonely Boy".

One week before the release, a video for "Purple Shadows" premiered, featuring Steve playing a stripped version of the song on the acoustic guitar.

Guests on the album include Dan Magnusson on drums (who also plays live with Seasick Steve), John Paul Jones on bass (amongst other instruments), and Jack White on guitar on the track "The Way I Do".

Seasick steve self sufficient man hubcap music


Personnel

According to the official CD liner notes:

  • Seasick Steve – vocals, guitar
  • Dan Magnusson – percussion on all tracks except "Hope" and "Over You"; podorythmie on "Hope"
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar on "Down on the Farm", "Keep on Keepin' On", "The Way I Do", "Freedom Road", "Home", "Heavy Weight" and "Coast Is Clear"; mandolin on "Over You"; lap steel ukulele on "Hope"; Hammond organ on "Coast Is Clear"; harmony vocals on "Over You"
  • Jack White – lead guitar on "The Way I Do"
  • Luther Dickinson – slide guitar on "Home"
  • Elizabeth Cook – vocals on "Purple Shadows"
  • Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar on "Purple Shadows" and "Heavy Weight"; fiddle on "Heavy Weight"

    • Songs

    1Down on the Farm3:51
    2Self-Sufficient Man4:17
    3Keep on Keepin' On3:53

    References

    Hubcap Music Wikipedia
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