Chuck D put out one solo album, Autobiography of Mistachuck, which really very much fits in alongside the mid-90s Public Enemy stuff, neither notably better or worse than the main band’s stuff from that time. It has the same issue as those records, which is that it’s kind of let down by not enough editing, but there’s plenty of hard hitting stuff on here, such as this track.
[Read More]This album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, came out in 2016 on Jack White’s label, and is very much a throwback. It wears its inspiration on its sleeve, with Loretta Lynn’s influence heard everywhere in the music and of course the album title’s homage. Trying to live up to Lynn is of course a massive challenge, but Price does well. There’s nothing especially adorned about this album, it’s just very straightforward country, but it’s a lovely record.
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