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Jul 30, 2024Red Clay Strays singer-guitarist Brandon Coleman leads his band through 11 tight songs that never overstay their welcome or indulge in meandering jams. The group’s lyrics — written primarily by the Strays, along with Coleman’s siblings Matthew and Dakota — actually say something.
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MojoJul 25, 2024The Alabama five-piece, alongside producer David Cobb, totally cut loose, upping the octane to hard rockin’, guitar crunchin’ Southern gospel soul. [Sep 2024, p.86]
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Jul 25, 2024The story goes that Alabama red clay sticks around, its residue leaving a stubborn, permanent presence. The Red Clay Strays are here to stay, their story written in a cloud of red dust that's far from ready to settle.
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Jul 25, 2024Things shift a bit toward the end with the stomping neo-gospel of "On My Knees," a bit of testifying that recalls the bluster of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats more than a Sunday service. The rest of Made by These Moments hums along to a neo-soul vibe that places the Red Clay Strays in Rateliff's wheelhouse, an expansion that doesn't necessarily seem like an evolution even if it broadens the band's appeal.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 25, 2024Frontman Brandon Coleman is alike a more muscular, less reedy Neil Young. .... A turbulent album. [Aug 2024, p.72]