MOFRO releases Country Ghetto

MOFRO released their 3rd record today, February 20, 2007. Production is top-notch once again. Like Lochloosa and Blackwater before it, Country Ghetto is produced by Dan Prothero of Fog City Records, one of the finest producers out there.

Of some interest on this release is the definitive separation of JJ Grey and "his band" MOFRO. Not only is the new name present on the cd itself, but the website has been changed to reflect it and all shows on the current tour have been billed under this new moniker. At first I was a bit put off by this, but after listening to the cd and now discussing it here, I don't really care much. The name is a reflection of the business side of music, not the music itself. Any focus on that undermines the point that this new release continues in the MOFRO tradition of honest, soulful, authentic music. While clocking in at just 45 minutes, there aren't any miscues here, so it's a 45 minutes well spent.