As a founding member of Lone Justice – one of the first country/punk hybrids that really mattered – you’d expect Marvin Etzioni’s latest to hue closer to his twangier roots. But the only thing country about his latest solo effort is the title: What’s The Mood Of The Country Now (sorry about that). “This is not an Americana record,” Etzioni said recently. “This is an American record.” And he’s right, the themes are very much focused on what the country is experiencing. Songs like powerful “God Bless The Homeless,” and the mellow pro-immigration song “We Belong in America,” as well as the title track all keep politics and humanity front and center. There’s even an argument to be made that “Cover Your Bamboo,” a song about condom use, is always timely. Etzioni brings in soul singer Sy S...
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