This week James Taylor released Shadows and Dreams, a new album with twelve classical piano pieces. Great for those who love Bach and Beethoven, but on the same day the brilliant Hammond organist also returned with The Guy Hamper Trio, and that’s probably more up your alley. The 5 Miles To Jerome LP is their fifth in as many years (you’ve seen this band before here), but we can’t get enough of this beautifully scrappy brilliance.

Across twelve Hammond-heavy cuts, all instrumentals except for opener Children Of The Sect, the four veterans deliver a gritty groove with zero interest in playing it safe. As always, it’s a mix of fresh and familiar, encapsulated in a jumble of raw garage rock, greasy rhythm & blues, and psychedelic soul. Loose, loud, and lethal. To cool down, read the first sentence for what you can put on next.

Volume V: 5 Miles To Jerome, engineered by Jim Riley. is out digitally, on CD and vinyl LP, through Spinout Nuggets. Featuring Guy Hamper aka Billy Childish (guitar), James Taylor (Hammond organ, vocals), Julie Hamper (bass), and Wolf Howard -(drums, percussion).

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PS
In case you’re wondering why the album doesn’t have a title track, the instrumental tune 5 Miles To Jerome is on the B-side of a new 7″ released the same day. Be sure to check out the A-side Come My Way, a steaming garage rock hit written and sung(!) by James Taylor.