Strike Up the Band (Little Feat album)

Strike Up the Band
Studio album by
Little Feat
ReleasedMay 9, 2025
GenreRock
Length1:01:42
LabelHot Tomato
ProducerVance Powell[1]
Little Feat chronology
Sam's Place
(2024) 		Strike Up the Band
(2025)
Singles from Strike Up the Band
  1. "Midnight Rider"
    Released: April 3, 2025
  2. "Too High to Cut My Hair"
    Released: April 21, 2025[2]

Strike Up the Band is the eighteenth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat and their sixteenth to consist primarily of original material and the first of the latter to feature new members Scott Sharrard (vocals/guitars) and Tony Leone (drums/vocals).

Songs

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The songs "Too High to Cut My Hair" and "Midnight Flight" were released as digital singles prior to the album coming out. "Bluegrass Pines" had previously been recorded and released by Leftover Salmon in 2014 during Bill Payne's brief period as a member of that group.

Promotion

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Strike Up the Band is currently being supported by a tour that will stop for two months in June 2025 and will continue on August 9, the tour will conclude sometime in October.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[5]

In a Rolling Stone review, David Browne said the album "still very much sticks with the swampy script" and that it "has the ambiance of the band's classic records — a Mardi Gras that never ends — but it also feels doggedly alive."[5] In a review for Ultimate Classic Rock, music critic Nick DeRiso commented that it "still feels like a new iteration of Little Feat, with Sharrard as the obvious catalyst".[6]

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "4 Days of Heaven 3 Days of Work" (Bill Payne/Scott Sharrard/Tony Leone) – 5:08
  2. "Bayou Mama" (Charlie Starr/Bill Payne) – 4:06
  3. "Shipwrecks" (Scott Sharrard) – 4:20
  4. "Midnight Flight" (Scott Sharrard) – 4:04

Side two

  1. "Too High to Cut My Hair" (Fred Tackett/Scott Sharrard) – 4:54
  2. "When Hearts Fall" (Bill Payne/John Leventhal) – 4:40
  3. "Strike Up the Band" (Scott Sharrard) – 5:47

Side three

  1. "Bluegrass Pines" (Bill Payne/Robert Hunter)– 5:53
  2. "Disappearing Ink" (Scott Sharrard) – 3:46
  3. "Love and Life (Never Fear)" (Fred Tackett) – 5:23

Side four

  1. "Dance a Little" (Bill Payne) – 5:24
  2. "Running Out of Time with the Blues" (Tony Leone) – 3:03
  3. "New Orleans Cries When She Sings"(Bill Payne/Vince Herman) – 5:34

Personnel

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According to the liner notes of the album:[7]

References

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  1. ^ Donovan, Thom. "After Decades of Loss and Changing Lineups, Little Feat Returns With "Too High To Cut My Hair"". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Donovan, Thom (April 21, 2025). "After Decades of Loss and Changing Lineups, Little Feat Returns With "Too High To Cut My Hair"". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Gallucci, Michael (March 13, 2025). "Little Feat Announces New Album and Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Strike Up The Band by Little Feat". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Browne, David. "They Don't Make Records Like This New Little Feat Album Anymore. That's a Compliment". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. ^ DeRiso, Nick (May 8, 2025). "Little Feat, 'Strike Up the Band': Album Review". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  7. ^ Strike Up the Band (booket).
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