Album Notes

"the best grilling music available on the market today" (bbq times, 2006)
"Low Tech Heroes" Asta-Kneipe" Rosenheim, Germany

Finally an artist who goes straight for the subject matter and does not waste time with subtle imagery and musical gimmicks. Modern Earl tells the story of everyman all the while forcing your feet to tap and your mouth to smile. In an age of such hi tech manipulation of perception, sound, and ideas, Modern Earl brings back the basics of hard drivin, story filled, beer stained tunes that once were the fabric of the American unconsciousness. The album "Hunker Down" takes the listener on a journey of musical opinions from the backroads and swamplands of a vast continenet that are often overlooked. The political disdain ballad "Mess With Texas" goes right for the jugular of the state of American political power while the hard drivin' title track and southern funk diddy "Hunker Down" describes the story of the working mans dilemma in a fake economy. "Hot Coals and Cold Beer" offers an alternative idea of the higher power based around the smoke from a grill while the tasty eatin' theme is represented with a good old fashioned spoken recipe for southern fried chicken. Modern Earl is the brainchild of Paris based, Colorado native singer songwriter Chris Hudson. Hailing from more of a jazz background he relocated to Paris, France from N.Y.C. in 2000 seeking a calmer and better quality of life. As the world suddenly started to drastically change he realized he had alot to comment on yet found himself restricted to do so in the jazz arena. Having grown up in a musical and politically active family he was exposed to everything from the Bill Monroe to Bach to The Sex Pistols, to Miles Davis etc...
The most natural platform for commentary seemed to fall somewhere in between all of these with a heavy flavor of good timin' country. Voila! The concept was born. Getting a group together seemed easy. There are other expats in France as well as musicians from all over the world who are also a bit disillusioned with the direction "civilization" seemed to be heading and were happy to contribute to Modern Earl's first record "Hunker Down", a must have for those who like like their music lightly fried with a whole lotta spice!