The Infamists delivers an ode with new single "Lonestar Woes" [Review]

With their new single "Lonestar Woes," the Dallas-bred trio The Infamists sets fire to Texas rock, combining southern grime, old-school strut, and hard rock machismo into a raucous, swagger-fueled anthem that defies the odds. "Lonestar Woes" latches on and pulls you headfirst into the dry landscape of its setting, one where tradition battles transformation. It's a heavy-lidded, red-dirt anthem dripping with pride and frustration. Summoning the swagger of ZZ Top, the raw soul of Marcus King, and the raucous energy of the Black Crowes, The Infamists serve up a song that's as rebellious as it is reverent.

Propelled by searing guitars and a bluesy growl, the song probes at the frayed edges of being Texan in a moment of cultural tumult and political discord. "Lonestar Woes" is an itinerant freewheel worthy of that flat-hand, barroom-rumbling baritone voice, a late-night job that meets its match with a shot glass in one hand and a tattered banner in the other, 50 percent lonesome wail, 50 percent love letter to the Lone Star State. Since 2012, when they met in a UNT dorm room thanks to a Craigslist ad, The Infamists have been doing things their way. That D.I.Y. ethos bleeds through every distorted note and shouted chorus on this release. They are riding the wave of their own creation.

Hard rock fans will get their dose of thrash, and lovers of southern and classic rock will feel the roots run deep. But beyond the genre lines, "Lonestar Woes" is a song for anyone who's ever grappled with the place they call home, whether standing up for it or calling it out to be better. The Infamists demonstrate they're keeping southern rock alive and reinventing with this track. "Lonestar Woes" is a bare-knuckle wake-up call all the way from the Lone Star state, and The Infamists are high in the saddle.

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