Mark Porkchop Holder Death And The Blues Standard vinyl Even when the album dips

Even when the album dips into the hyperkinetic rhythms of jungle

such as the upbeat but panicked opener 'Don't Leave Me Now' and the 2-step drama of 'Midnight Ontario'

but gives way to a Metallica-esque riff with a seductive bridge and an instantly hummable refrain

Rob Cavallo

Mark Porkchop Holder Death And The Blues Standard vinyl Even when the album dipsMark 'Porkchop' Holder originally turned the blues on its head more than a decade ago as a founding member of punk blues band Black Diamond Heavies. While he's been tearing up juke joints, festivals and dive bars since then with his own fiery brand of the blues, it wasn't until earlier this year that the Tennessee musician released his own debut solo album, Let It Slide, an acclaimed effort that No Depression described as, ' fire in a barrel. If the