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Recorded during the spring and summer of 2004, our first CD features twelve original tunes plus a cover of Red Simpson's classic "Close Up the Honky Tonks".  The tracks were recorded primarily "live" at Mars Digital Audio with DeSoto Rust's own Mike Simmons at the board.  This raucous collection of tunes gives a snapshot of a DeSoto Rust live show – stripped down and hard-rocking. Listen to samples of each tune or check the lyrics by clicking the buttons below.

Some of the CD's successes:

• Seven months on the Freeform American Roots chart (peaking at #11)

• Three months on the Euro-Americana chart (peaking at #12)

• Nominations for song and CD of the year for 2005 by contributors to the FAR chart

Here's what the critics had to say:

“…the material…hits a very high standard for a band that’s barely a year old but which can sound like The Band at its best.” – John Conquest, 3^rd Coast Music, August 2005

“Immediately the band sounds like a cross between Creedence and Steve Earle with powerful drawled vocals and a killer riff.  Several other songs continue in this vein with stories of hard-drinking men, hard luck stories and trucks, with great riffs and soaring vocals.” – Paul Kerr, Americana UK, March 2005.

 "I try not to 'personalize' my reviews, but, I must say, I've seen these guys live, and  they pull off all of the tunes 'perfectly'.....I had a hard time choosing which tunes I really liked because I like them all.  The guitar work is amazing, the rhythm section is fantastic and rock solid....and the singer for this band is absolutely outstanding and a perfect match for this type of music." - The South Jersey Scene