Songs like “Cool Drink of Water” and “Love the Land” exemplify that late-Sixties and early-Seventies vibe. This sound was on the radio,” says Leigh, citing the Eagles, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, and the warm country sounds of Don Williams, Emmylou Harris and Waylon Jennings as influences for Mockingbird, produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach with Fergie Ferguson (Johnny Cash, Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers). “The songs on this album are the sounds we heard growing up, riding around with our dad, who was a farmer, in his pickup, or with our mom in her station wagon.
As Northerners growing up in a Southern business, they had to work twice as hard as the bands from the South to achieve the success they had, and were the first from that far north to carve a path to IBMA Entertainers of the Year. The 11 tracks on Mockingbird, their 14th album, draw on much of the brothers’ experiences being raised on the family farm in Northern New York. As players and vocalists, they are superb, harmonizing as only siblings can as songwriters they stand without peer, having long been a band awarded for their songs and songwriting. Today, such characterizations, along with their authenticity, set them apart and describes the marvelous Mockingbird.Ī mix of country, soul and seventies rock, the album further cements the sibling duo as musical trailblazers. The celebrated duo - named back-to-back Entertainers of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 20 - played the Nashville game two decades ago, while in their early 20s, and were offered a major label deal, only to be told at the last minute that they were too “retro” for modern country music.
Their newest venture is an effortless blend of classic ’70s-infused rock and timeless country, a modern twist on their traditional sound, and harmonies that will keep you wishing for more. The Gibson Brothers: The Gibson Brothers-siblings Eric and Leigh Gibson-have already made over a dozen albums, but none quite like the new Dan Auerbach–produced Mockingbird.
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