Moonshine Bandits, the California duo of Dusty ‘Tex’ Dahlgren and Brett ‘Bird’ Brooks, are back with their
new album Pour Decisions. The duo continues to champion their signature sound of backwoods
bravado, country soul, keg-thumping beats, and hip-hop fusion. Pour Decisions is the grittiest, most
spirited, and distinctly grassroots release of their sixteen-year campaign of musical badassery.
“Let’s face it, our fans love to party and so do we. With the amount of partying we all do, poor decisions
can be made,” said Big Tex with a chuckle, referring to the inspiration behind the album title. “We flipped it
to ‘Pour Decisions’ to coincide with our new Bucked Up Whiskey brand. Now you can make the right
‘Pour Decision’ when you choose to pour a shot of our whiskey. Cheers!”
Pour Decisions takes its inspiration from the struggles and successes of America’s extraordinary era
when dreams were being made while hunting for that elusive precious gem.
“This album is nothing like our past albums because we wanted to level up from the songwriting to the
recording. We really stepped up our game in singing and songwriting on this project and it shows,” said
Bird about the new sonic direction. “The overall sound of the album is big and has a lot of energy. We
used more live instrumentation than ever before, we even had a choir come in and sing on a track,
everything was meant to sound bigger when we created these songs. I think the fans will see we all
stepped up our game.”
Big Tex adds, “We didn’t cut any corners. In the past, we would have to worry about touring or timelines,
but we’re finally in a spot in our career that if we can ‘dream it’, then we can make it happen. We weren’t
rushed, and we had the finances to do whatever we wanted on this album. We took our time with this and
made sure to put the cherry on top of each song.”
Pour Decisions features tracks like “I’m A Rebel,” “I’m A Problem,” “Silhouettes In The Sun,” “Chasing
Ghost,” and “Can’t Take My Hometown.” The album showcases the Moonshine Bandits’ signature style,
with the tracks taking listeners on a journey filled with good, bad, and even some ugly experiences.
Thematically, Pour Decisions pays homage not only to the band’s career journey but also, and
profoundly, “a journey about the people we have come in contact with. The people that inspire our songs.”
The album is an ode to the brick-and-mortar, mom-and-pop’s, local friends, and corner watering holes that
provided the foundation of everyday life, culture, and economics in America. Pour Decisions features
15-tracks that continue to show Moonshine Bandits paving their own lane. There aren’t stops or
boundaries, and with Pour Decisions, they prove that they still live by their code.
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