Hubcap Music
Hubcap Music is the sixth studio album by Seasick Steve. The title derives from his Morris Minor guitar made out of two hubcaps placed back-to-back. Steve uses the guitar frequently, both live and in the studio.
The song "Down On The Farm" was debuted live at the 2012 Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. A music video was also released, with Seasick Steve dancing behind his farm with the hubcap guitar in his hand, in similar fashion to The Black Keys' song, "Lonely Boy (The [Black Keys song)|Lonely Boy]".
One week before the release, a video for "Purple Shadows" premiered, featuring Steve playing a stripped version of the song on the acoustic guitar.
Guests on the album include Dan Magnusson on drums, John [Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones] on bass, and Jack White on guitar on the track "The Way I Do".
Personnel
According to the official CD liner notes:- Seasick Steve – vocals, guitar
- Dan Magnusson – percussion on all tracks except "Hope" and "Over You"; podorythmie on "Hope"
- John Paul Jones – bass guitar on "Down on the Farm", "Keep on Keepin' On", "The Way I Do", "Freedom Road", "Home", "Heavy Weight" and "Coast Is Clear"; mandolin on "Over You"; lap steel ukulele on "Hope"; Hammond organ on "Coast Is Clear"; harmony vocals on "Over You"
- Jack White – lead guitar on "The Way I Do"
- Luther Dickinson – slide guitar on "Home"
- Elizabeth Cook – vocals on "Purple Shadows"
- Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar on "Purple Shadows" and "Heavy Weight"; fiddle on "Heavy Weight"