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King Mud is Van Campbell of Black Diamond Heavies and Freddy J IV from Left Lane Cruiser, and this side-project, recorded in Los Angeles with guitarist Parker Griggs of Radio Moscow, is every bit as filthy as the name suggests.

This is blues rock at its most ramshackle, a tangled, fanged ratking of a thing, rusty guitar licks scraping against bin-bottom and bottle-top percussion with a sleepy, gruff, stoner drawl just about holding it all together like an unravelling and threadbare piece of twine.

In other words, it sounds like it was a total blast to record, the pair lamenting the friends who smoked their stash and the women who cause them grief. Listen, enjoy, and apply generous amounts of bleach afterwards.

Emma has been writing about music for 25 years, and is a regular contributor to Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog and Louder. During that time her words have also appeared in publications including Kerrang!, Melody Maker, Select, The Blues Magazine and many more. She is also a professional pedant and grammar nerd and has worked as a copy editor on everything from film titles through to high-end property magazines. In her spare time, when not at gigs, you’ll find her at her local stables hanging out with a bunch of extremely characterful horses.