Jack Derwin and the Ragged Gents - Money in My Jar (2023)

This is the debut album by Jack Derwin & The Ragged Gents. Outback and urban themes meeting somewhere near the crossroads. Check out “Oh my Darling”, a song about the recent struggles of the Darling River. Other tracks like “Money in my jar” gives hope amongst the images of coastal and rural Australia. While “Lockdown haze”, also looks for the positivity in a restricted time. Some dirty blues here with “I feel a wave”, yet with a more sense of positivity too. Jacks’ deep vocal tones are hugged by rhythm and grooves, jangling, resonating and acoustic guitars and haunting blues harp. These songs don’t fit into a typical category of blues or other genres, yet have an accessible nature that may just get you “Stuck in the blues”