Alex Lowe has gone back to his roots. On his new album, Step
Forward All False Prophets, the former Hurricane 1 frontman has
returned to the country rock sound that he grew up with as a young
boy in Scotland.
Written in five days, Step Forward All False Prophets is
the work of a man who has rediscovered the power of classic songwriting.
Gone is the indie-rock sound of Alex's previous recordings, replaced
by down and dirty, whiskey-soaked tales about preachers, angels, whores
and devils
The ghost of Johnny Cash looms large over these acoustic recordings,
coupled with the storytelling tradition of Bob Dylan and the tear
in yer beer melancholy of Gram Parsons, Jayhawks and early Wilco.
“I have always been into that country style,” says Lowe.
“I like Dylan, Tom Petty, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt. Johnny
Cash was a total rock 'n' roll icon, a dirty angel. I always wanted
to make an acoustic album and I am glad I have finally got the chance
to do this.”
“I don't think it's country as such,” he adds, “but
I do think it's quite alternative, as the lyrics are mostly based
on strange events. I am really proud of the lyrics; they're my best
yet. It's funny, but if you listen to the album there is a very spiritual
nature about the whole thing. I am not a religious person at all,
but there is a sense of a higher being in these songs. They're all
to do with angels, preachers, and whores, saving people, gunfights
and the Devil.”
During the recording of the album, Alex sought inspiration from
both Dylan and Petty. “I have always liked Dylan, but over the
past few months I have dug deep and found out more about him,”
he says. “While I was making the new album, all I listened to
was Dylan and Tom Petty. My favourite Dylan song is 'A Hard Rain's
Gonna Fall,' it's amazing.”
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