Mash up the rootsy grit of the Black Keys and the boundless eclecticism of rock-era Radiohead, add in a double dose of analog psychedelia, and you’ll have something like Church Mouth, the second full-length album from Portugal. The Man, an Alaskan trio with a sound the size of Texas. They may be from the land of caribou and snow, but stompers like “Bellies Are Full” are badass Delta blues in overdrive.
This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2007.