This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
There are two halves to the blues-punk equation.
It only seems fair, then, that after emphasizing the latter, louder part of the genre for their first three discs, Detroit’s Soledad Brothers switch gears on their low-key new offering Voice of Treason. Down go the amps and up come the melodies as the bros lay back and mellow out on these 13 rootsy tracks, handling everything from mournful country-blues and uplifting gospel to gritty juke-joint boogie with equal skill and reverence. Oh sure, they make time to crank it up and rawk out now and then — you’d expect no less from these Detroit boys. But overall, Voice of Treason is the sound of a band that’s found a way to balance their influences.
