After way too long out there in the murky mists, NY glam-boogie kings The Brought Low make a triumphant return to the trenches and with the cleverly titled “Right on Time”. Clever, see, because the Brought Low so effortlessly bridge 70’s mud and thunder rock with contemporary riff n’ roll that they could be from either era, really, ’71 or ’06. The Brought Low are ALWAYS right on time, dig? This one is heavy on the suthin’ style sun-drenched guitars, and you can hear those things sweetly chime on soon-to-be classics like the denim dealin’ opener “Better Life”, the Stones-y road dog anthem “Ohio” and the Skynrd apocalypse closer “There’s a Light”. The band’s been pared down to a trio since this ‘un was recorded, but the twin guitar melodies here are this close to majestic. Ben Howard Smith’s vox are as bloozy and soulful as ever, and this is, quite obviously, one of the best albums of the year. If you could bottle classic hard rock and drink it down on the back porch on a sunny summer day, well, that’d be the Brought Low. And you can bet it’d go down smooth, and leave you with a nice, lasting glow. Great stuff. __________________________________________________

- Sleazegrinder