Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands, is mainly known as garage rock city, but apparently a combination of old-fashioned jazz, blues and gypsy is also played over there. At least by Them Dirty Dimes, and they do that quite well. The love for music of the 1920s brought singer / guitarist Gijs de Groot and songwriter / guitarist Johan Stolk together, they formed a band with Wessel de Vries (drums), Anne de Vries (double bass) and Joas Zuur (trumpet), and in less than a year they had their swinging debut LP In Gold We Trust completed. The 13 self-written songs may be inspired by sounds from 100 years ago, but they are certainly not out of place in 2021.
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Bonus: Watch the video for standout track Keep Diggin’ below, which makes the link to the gold rush history even clearer.