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The Snake Charmers are working on new music. "Tuesday Night in Memphis" and "Oh, These Blues Got a Hold on Me" are in rotation at our live shows. Home recordings are in work for future internet listening.

REVIEWS:

"“No Mercy”, “Can’t Trust A Heart”, and the title track find the band recapturing blues-based rock via the Allman Brothers and Robin Trower and psychedelic trance styled blues drones via The Doors." more ...
Ben the Harpman, Juke Joint Soul (Jun 10, 2009)

""The band is more than a group of four individuals. Angell tells us that “…each brings something unique to the CD. Really, this is a unit”. This unity shows as the album is a well balanced, well written, and well produced work. " more ...
John South, Texas Music Journal (Jun 03, 2009)

""The bass-driven title track combines raw sexiness and yearning as the singer misses an old love, even as she notes her newfound independence." more ...
Dariel Bendin, Myrtle Beach Alternatives (Apr 09, 2009)

""Her bandmates … slide in and out of the spaces around Angell's vocals with a minimum of overplaying, though … "No Mercy" and "Hoochie Mama" suggests they're more than capable of cutting loose if they wanted to. Choosing not to, though, gives Been Gone Too Long a touch of class" more ...
Chris Gray, Houston Press (Feb 10, 2009)

""Angell has a unique sound that works extremely well with this brand of Blues-based Rock N Roll. No Mercy gets things moving with southern fried rock and a vibrant bass/rhythm combo. Can’t Trust A Heart opens with a one minute plus fugue on guitar that’s reminiscent of Pink Floyd." more ...
Wildy, Wildy's World (Feb 06, 2009)

""This Houston, TX-based quartet excels when matching the smoky voice of Marie Angell and her playfully risqué lyrics with standard blues patterns, as best evinced on “I Wanna Do Right,” “Move On Blues,” and “(I Wanna Be A) Hoochie Mama." more ...
Dryvetyme, Dryvetyme Onlyne (Jan 12, 2009)

""... subtle Bad Company flavor, at times, and then shifts into throaty blues vocals that make the spine shiver. Seriously good stuff. " more ...
David N. Wilson, TweepleBlog (Jan 05, 2009)

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