Sonic Mojo
Foghat, 2023
8/10
The classic rock legends Foghat return with their 17th album and first in 7 years, and it comes with both originals and covers fleshed out in a way that only the English rockers can do it.
The thumping “She’s A Little Bit Of Everything” opens the listen with Roger Earl's firm drums and Bryan Bassett’s slide guitar making for a rugged yet melodic climate, and “I Don’t Appreciate You” follows with a driving energy thanks to Scott Holt’s fluid guitar alongside Bassett’s smooth pipes.
Willie Dixon’s “Let Me Love You Baby” lands in the middle, and brings plenty of soulfulness to the animated and powerful delivery, while Rodney Crowell’s “Song For Life” is a more intimate moment that uses Rodney O’Quinn’s fluid bass well amid Eddie Lefebvre’s frisky percussion.
Closer to the end, the warm and cozy “Time Slips Away” is packed with beauty and introspection, and “Promised Land”, by Chuck Berry, exits the listen with a dance floor ready energy that will get your body moving to the grooves and rhythm.
An institution in the area of rock, Foghat have been making inimitable music for 50+ years now, and Sonic Mojo proves that their creativity and timelessness hasn’t waned one bit.
Travels well with: Ann Wilson- Fierce Bliss; Soen- Memorial