Brian LaRue on Tucker Jameson & the Hot Mugs

"Or Something In Between... (Horizon Music Group, myspace.com/tuckerjameson). Jameson and his band return just a year after their youthfully effervescent, often self-consciously over-eager first album with a more mature six-song EP. That is, if by 'more mature' one means slightly tougher-sounding, more rocking, more minor-key and hornier. They're also more soulful and more comfortable with their sound. Their debt to '60s and '70s pop is clear, but a groovier classic rock bent is present and the arrangements nod as much to contemporary pop-rock as they do to those retro roots. Settling into their craft while maintaining their energy and a hint of innocence, the band makes a strong case they've ascended from apprentice to journeyman status" ("Local CDs," New Haven Advocate, 6/18/09, p. 28).
Contents: My Best Friend's Sister, Friends & Lovers, Bring On the Night, Cat & Mouse, Out of the Blue, Cold Winter Night.
Personnel: Tucker Jameson, lead vocals, guitar; Blake Powell, lead guitar; Seth Glennie-Smith, bass; Dan Drohan, drums, percussion.