Their blues is a dirty, sensual thing. Five Horse Johnson's The Mystery Spot is now available on vinyl for the first time.
When Five Horse Johnson formed back in the year of 1995, and presented themselves as a Blues band, their friends may have thought they had cause to worry. After all, it is a well-worn banality that white boys can only ever hope to mimic the blues, isn't it?
The band has always understood that the Blues isn't a formula, but a way of looking at the world; their blues is a dirty, sensual thing. Over the past decade, Five Horse Johnson became one of the most loved and respected bands in their genre.
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