KING ANIMAL 5/25/2004 Kudos are perhaps in order

Kudos are perhaps in order to neo-psych mainstay Dave Fridmann

among them his versions of "Steel Guitar Rag

THE NATCH'L BLUES moves away from that album's largely acoustic Delta blues leanings into a more electric and rock-influenced sound

Lucid Lounge Studios

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KING ANIMAL 5/25/2004 Kudos are perhaps in orderPersonnel: Chris Cornell (vocals, guitar); Kim Thayil (guitar); Matt Cameron (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Joe Barresi. Recording information: Avast Recording, Seattle, WA; Studio X; Tnc Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Don VanCleave. Soundgarden return after a long hiatus with King Animal, their first album of new material since 1996's Down on the Upside 16 years previously. The influential band finds itself returning to a musical