The Scruffs’ Conquest Released
February 4, 2010 by Daniel J Russo
Filed under Ardent Studios, Artist Spotlight
Readers of this blog may remember a post from June of last year giving a bit of history on The Scruffs, detailing their iterations and history from their debut record Wanna Meet the Scruffs? (recorded at Ardent in 1977) and leading up through the present day. The Scruffs latest release, entitled Conquest, was flushed out and mixed here at Ardent Studios by engineer Adam Hill. The record has been receiving some great reviews as of late:
“As Memphians obsessed with anglophile pop, they were Big Star’s heirs. Alex Chilton’s comrades, and recorded at Ardent Studios. On Conquest… the band’s new album, head Scruff Stephen Burns still brings the hooks, only filtered through a cavernous, textured sound awash in strings, horns, steel guitars, and keyboards. From the rolling anthemry of the gleaming ‘Treasure Girls’ to ‘Demon Mine’ – shades of Nikki Sudden – Conquest is modern pop with depth and heart.” Luke Torn, Uncut Magazine
“From the initial surge of ‘Conquer Me’ and the robust strains of ‘Curse of the Mau Mau’ to the drive and jangle of ‘All the Pharaohs’ and the rollicking ‘Land of Trance,’ it suggests an album for the ages…” – Lee Zimmerman, blurt-online.com
Read more Scruffs news on their Web site or check out their new record or older material on Amazon.com.
