They might have killed Robert Johnson, but they’re playing a rocking tribute to the blues legend with their Country Blues-styled Rock. The Stone Foxes’ Bears & Bulls reaches right back to Country Blues to form the cornerstone of their Southern Rock, especially on the grooving “I Killed Robert Johnson,” a dark confessional tale speculating on the reasons on why someone may have killed the bluesman. This song and plenty of others here swagger like American Minor. The songs are full of swampy riffs, Allman Brothers solos, and bluesy lyrical lines. Shannon Koehler’s drums really punctuate the vibe, riding well alongside the guitar and bass lines. Gang vocals give a roadhouse feel to the tracks. It would be easy to chock the Stone Foxes up as another throwback to the late 60’s/early 70’s classic rock’s obsession with the blues, but that would be denying their place in the current milieu. This band has something to say within the Country Blues/Southern Rock format. They have derived something like any of the bluesmen that have learned from the masters, but they have created something uniquely their own, an energy that must be reckoned with.

The Stone Foxes