Anthemic, patient, and loaded with a fantastic sense of character, The Jimmy Dixon Group’s ‘In Thin Air’ is a charming, soft and stormy, almost-instrumental rock and rock cut that is bound to leave a mark long after it is over.
A group that takes great pride in their valuable and historically significant instruments, the 7 members of the Jimmy Dixon Group all have the surname Dixon, reportedly completely unrelated to one another. Boasting their 1955 Martin D-28 acoustic that belongs to Jimmy, the singer, and the 1959 Les Paul Special that belongs to Chubbs Dixon, alongside a 1968 Hofner, another vintage, 12-string martin acoustic, and a Rickenbacker, the group are one piece short of starting a small museum.
‘In Thin Air’ heavily featured thunder and rain sound effects in the mix, alongside the roomy and raspy drums, the heavily subdued vocals, buried in the distant storm, and the rock and roll progression that drips with a vintage character that makes the whole song a truly engaging experience. As a group, the Dixons have no real plans with their music, as they state that they get together purely to have a good time and to create, and I honestly cannot think of much better than the ones they seem to be having coming up with their songs.
The loads of character this cut has made it a fine piece of modern time rock and roll, true to the genre in its directness, novelty, rebelliousness, and bold sense of difference. ‘In Thin Air’ is a truly rich listen.