01.03.05 (MusicPortal.com) Highly touted Southern Rock band TISHAMINGO are set to release their second album, "Wear N' Tear," come next month. The band, comprised of Jess Franklin (guitar/vocals), Cameron Williams (guitar/vocals), Stephen Spivey (bass) and Richard Proctor (drums), play a brand of music that reflects a high caliber of musicianship, making the group both somewhat of a throwback to their musical ancestors and a frontrunner in today's crowded musical bandscape. Two bluesy-yet-melodic lead guitars with fat tones and two lead vocalists with world weary Soul have drawn comparisons with numerous legendary artists such as THE ALLMAN BROTHERS, GRAND FUNK, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, JIMI HENDRIX, and STEVIE RAY VAUGHN. "Wear N' Tear" has a strong southern flavor mixed with good old Blues-based Rock 'N' Roll, skillful jamming, soulful singing and honest lyrics. To ensure a creative vibe on the new album, the band secured producer David Barbe (Drive-By Truckers) and mixing guru John Keane (Widespread Panic, R.E.M., Stockholm Syndrome) to take the controls. TISHAMINGO are slated to begin a U.S. tour shortly after the album sees its release next month. As far as similiarities go as to how the band initially grew to come together as a unit, flash back to the following scene in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?": The three main characters stop at a crossroads in rural Mississippi, where they see a black man standing with a guitar. The man asks if they're headed to Tishomingo, a place where he heard people can get paid for singing into... [full story]
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