NO STRAIN 10/08/2013 From the seductive "You Make

From the seductive "You Make Love Like Springtime" and the sweaty "First Class Love" to the moving title song

Melvins: King Buzzo (vocals

cruising the streets surrounded by pimps with wide-brimmed hats and platform shoes

and opens his work to a new generation of listeners while giving older ones a righteous jolt

So the breakup song ("Piss Up A Rope") is viciously upbeat

NO STRAIN 10/08/2013 From the seductive "You MakeCut from the same 1960 sessions as Slim's equally fine Just Blues album, No Strain finds the pianist and singer effortlessly working through another set of solo piano and combo pieces. Backed by either harmonica player "Harpie" Brown or the tandem of guitarist Lafayette Thomas and bassist Wendell Marshall, Slim turns in a highly enjoyable set of seasoned performances. Both at the keyboard and the mic, alone or with company, Slim shows why he was one