Get Your Shit Together

Hunt Sales is largely known for his famous associations including his much-revered work as a sideman for Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop and David Bowie. He's long been considered one of the world's greatest drummers, a secret weapon deployed in the service of rock royalty. Beyond his impressive rock 'n' roll c.v. he's played blues for the legendary Lowell Fulson, recorded with funk master Bootsy Collins, jammed out with Tex-Mex all-stars Los Super Seven, devoted himself to mastering organ trio music and Dixieland jazz, and served up songs across the spectrum for film and TV. If there's a professional or creative path to explore, Sales has traveled it. Like the old blues masters, Sales songs are soaked in sweat, bathed in blood and steeped in sex. Built around his still thunderous and kinetic rhythm work, the new album is aided by a collective of Austin and Memphis' finest musicians, including guitar ace Tjarko Jeen and horn players Jim Spake and Art Edmaiston. With Sales leading the way, Get Your Shit Together moves in manifold directions, from the angular rock reflections of opener "Here I Go Again" and the funk-country of "Angel of Darkness" to the fatback R&B of "Sorry Baby" and howling blues laments "I Can't Stop" and "It Ain't Easy."