Acclaimed Oakland’ R&B, Soul and Alt-Country fusion band Idiot Grins have announced their fifth album entitled “Hounds of Mess Around”, released March 9, 2024. Distinctly upbeat and bursting with pep, this energetic new collection exudes a ‘devil may care’ attitude. This is a truly seasoned band who seem completely comfortable in their musical skin, experimenting freely while keeping the mood optimistic and bright throughout.
Idiot Grins have been known to take creative risks, for example collaborating on 2017’s State of Health with the Byrd Sisters. State Of Health featured the Top 10 digital radio hit “Get Busy Dying” and Top 20 digital radio hit “Take it Back”. Their biggest departure, perhaps, was Thoughts & Prayers, released on November 6, 2020. The record was a daring reinterpretation of the Louvin Brothers controversial 1959 country-gospel album Satan is Real.
Now they are back with a fully evolved signature sound with danceable rhythms and a compelling tapestry of complimentary instrumentation. “Hounds of Mess Around” is a perfect road trip album, or just for taking it easy with an ice cold beverage.
This is our fifth full-length album. We all gave each other COVID during one of the first sessions, but managed to recover from that to finish the album in a leisurely twelve months.