℗ 2021 Crows Feet Records
| Released | November 5, 2021 |
| Duration | 44m 57s |
| Record Label | Crows Feet Records |
| Catalogue No. | CF007D |
| Genre | Blues (Blues Rock) |
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1.1
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Go Away Satan
JD Simo |
6:15 | |||
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1.2
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I'm in Love
JD Simo |
5:50 | |||
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1.3
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Let Go
JD Simo |
3:55 | |||
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1.4
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Know It All
JD Simo |
5:55 | |||
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1.5
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Want What I Don't Have
JD Simo |
3:15 | |||
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1.6
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That's When You Know That You're Down
JD Simo |
3:45 | |||
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1.7
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Fucked Up EXPLICIT
JD Simo |
2:57 | |||
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1.8
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Devil is Always Watchin'
JD Simo |
2:40 | |||
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1.9
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People Pleaser
JD Simo |
5:00 | |||
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1.10
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Recovery
JD Simo |
5:25 |
JD Simo... The Chicago-born, now Nashville transplant is like a one-man crusade dedicated to keeping music real, raw, and honest. No matter the setting and no matter his role (whether it’s wingman or bandleader) J.D.’s presence infuses the situation of the moment with the music that’s been fueling him pretty much his whole life, spiced with influences that straddle both decades and dimensions.
As a songwriter, guitarist, and producer he has worked with the likes of Jack White, Tommy Emmanuel, Luther Dickinson, Dave Cobb, Blackberry Smoke, and even been a member of Grateful Dead founder Phil Lesh' "Phil & Friends".
Now he comes forth with his most unique, original and rawest effort yet… Mind Control. During lockdown in '20, he started cutting tracks in his makeshift studio on a weekly basis. Joined by longtime collaborator Adam Abrashoff on drums and the addition of longtime friend, bassist-producer-engineer Adam Bednarik (Justin Townes Earle), they mused a proverbial soup of shared influences.
Hill country trance blues of Junior Kimbrough, RL Burnside and Asie Payton. Hypnotic Afro Beat of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen. Psychedelic warps of Captain Beefheart, Funkadelic, and Jimi Hendrix. The old school blues of John Lee Hooker, Earl Hooker and Lightnin Hopkins. As well as the raw fuzzy rock of The Stooges and Nirvana.
Mind Control is the product of 3 like minded buddies huddled in a humble setting, making music to make them feel good. The songs stark revealing nature, is the product of them using the creative process for therapy and enjoyment. Because they simply had to, for no other reason than they couldn’t not! They love it too much. A positive theme of growth, self help and struggles with addiction and mental health lay along side a haunting, low down musical landscape. It's raw, funky and real. Such is life.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Crows Feet Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-10 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 48 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-10 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 48 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.50 -0.50 to -0.50 | -12.14 -13.05 to -11.35 | -10.16 -10.80 to -9.20 | 8 7 to 8 | |
| 1 | Go Away Satan | -0.50 | -11.97 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 2 | I'm in Love | -0.50 | -12.00 | -9.8 | 8 |
| 3 | Let Go | -0.50 | -12.52 | -10.5 | 8 |
| 4 | Know It All | -0.50 | -11.42 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 5 | Want What I Don't Have | -0.50 | -12.33 | -10.3 | 8 |
| 6 | That's When You Know That You're Down | -0.50 | -12.20 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 7 | Fucked Up | -0.50 | -12.01 | -9.8 | 7 |
| 8 | Devil is Always Watchin' | -0.50 | -11.35 | -9.2 | 7 |
| 9 | People Pleaser | -0.50 | -13.05 | -10.8 | 8 |
| 10 | Recovery | -0.50 | -12.57 | -10.8 | 8 |