''Voodoo Shoppe'' is the tenth release and the seventh studio release of
Cowboy Mouth
Cowboy Mouth is an American band based in New Orleans, Louisiana known for fusing alternative rock with album-oriented rock, roots rock, and jam band influences. Formed in 1992, the band saw early mainstream success in the 1990s, including th ...
.
Cowboy Mouth has associated themselves quite strongly with the city of
and the music scene in that city. ''Voodoo Shoppe'' was the first album produced by the band after
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...
, and generated a fair bit of interest in the album because of this. Two songs, "Home" and "The Avenue" address the diaspora after Hurricane Katrina, as well as pledging to return to New Orleans to rebuild. Portions of the proceeds were donated t
Renew Our Music(formerly the New Orleans Musician's Relief Fund).
John Thomas Griffith
John Thomas Griffith (born April 3, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the band Cowboy Mouth. Griffith first established himself on the American music scene in the early 1980s as lead singer and gu ...
sits upon their board.
They performed ''Home'' and ''Voodoo Shoppe'' as part of
Starz
Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz consist ...
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New Orleans Music in ExileNew Orleans Music In Exile airs on Starz, Starz InBlack
/ref> documentary. During an interview for that show, Fred LeBlanc
Fred LeBlanc is the lead singer/drummer for the New Orleans-based rock band Cowboy Mouth, and a freelance songwriter, record producer, short story author, and acoustic performer. Known for his "maniacal" performance style, and described as "a s ...
admitted to not being able to move home, saying, ''"I live in the tour bus. We all live in the tour bus."''
The song "This Much Fun" was featured in the trailer for '' Meet the Robinsons'' (2007), but not used in the actual movie or on the soundtrack album.
Track listing
#"Joe Strummer" (Fred LeBlanc, John Thomas Griffith, Paul Sanchez, Mary Lasange, Mitch Allen) - 3:35
#"Misty Falls" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 3:26
#"Winds Me Up" (LeBlanc, Griffith, Sanchez, Lasange) - 3:33
#"Hole in My Heart" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 3:57
#"Voodoo Shoppe" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 3:54
#"Slow Down" (LeBlanc, Griffith, Sanchez, Lasange) - 3:36
#"This Much Fun" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 2:45
#"Supersonic" (Sonia Tetlow, Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez) - 2:35
#"I Told Ya" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Lasange) - 3:17
#"Home" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Tetlow) - 3:12
#"Glad to Be Alive" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Tetlow, Russ-T Cobb) - 3:34
#"The Avenue" (Griffith, LeBlanc, Sanchez, Tetlow) - 3:55
Singles
* "The Avenue"
* "Joe Strummer"
Personnel
;Cowboy Mouth
* Fred LeBlanc
Fred LeBlanc is the lead singer/drummer for the New Orleans-based rock band Cowboy Mouth, and a freelance songwriter, record producer, short story author, and acoustic performer. Known for his "maniacal" performance style, and described as "a s ...
- drums, lead vocals
* John Thomas Griffith
John Thomas Griffith (born April 3, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the band Cowboy Mouth. Griffith first established himself on the American music scene in the early 1980s as lead singer and gu ...
- guitar, vocals
* Sonia Tetlow - bass guitar
* Paul Sanchez - guitar
with:
*Stewart Cararas - gang vocals
References
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2006 albums
Cowboy Mouth albums