Sonic Mojo

Sonic Mojo
The Foghat logo and album title superimposed over a graphic of a guitar and a starburst design
Studio album by
Foghat
Released10 November 2023 (2023-11-10)
StudioBoogie Motel South, Deland, Florida, US
GenreRock
Length43:19
LabelFoghat Records
ProducerBryan Bassett
Foghat chronology
8 Days on the Road (Live)
(2021) 		Sonic Mojo
(2023)

“It’s in your DNA as an artist and a musician to continue being creative. That doesn’t just stop. And our fans are very tolerant of us with the [new material]. You carry on and you play. That’s what you do.”

—Roger Earl on recording Sonic Mojo[1]

Sonic Mojo is the seventeenth studio album by British rock band Foghat, released on 10 November 2023. It comprises both cover songs and original compositions, including the last compositions by Kim Simmonds before his 2022 death,[2] and is being promoted by a concert tour. [3] The album marks their first release in seven years since 2016's Under the Influence.

Reception

In American Songwriter, Lee Zimmerman gave Sonic Mojo 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it "lives up to its name, proving the fact that Foghat are as adept as ever".[4] David Quantrick of Classic Rock gave this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "music that could have appeared any time between 1971 and now" and comparing the work to John Lee Hooker.[5]

Track listing

  1. "She’s a Little Bit of Everything" (Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, and Kim Simmonds) – 2:59
  2. "I Don’t Appreciate You" (Bassett, R. Earl, Holt, and O’Quinn) – 2:56
  3. "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude DeMetrius) – 3:33
  4. "Drivin’ On" (Bassett, R. Earl, Holt, O’Quinn, and Simmonds) – 3:34
  5. "Let Me Love You Baby" (Willie Dixon) – 3:36
  6. "How Many More Years" (Chester Burnett) – 3:56
  7. "Song for the Life" (Rodney J. Crowell) – 4:06
  8. "Wish I’d Been There" (Bassett, C. Earl, R. Earl, Holt, and O’Quinn) – 4:05
  9. "Time Slips Away" (Bassett, R. Earl, Holt, O’Quinn, and Simmonds) – 3:16
  10. "Black Days and Blue Nights" (Bassett, R. Earl, Holt, and O’Quinn) – 4:41
  11. "She’s Dynamite" (B.B. King) – 3:23
  12. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:15

Personnel

Foghat

Additional personnel

  • Linda Arcello-Earl – artwork, layout
  • Eddie Lefebvre – percussion

Chart performance

Sonic Mojo is the first Foghat album to top a Billboard chart, debuting at number one on Top Blues Albums.[6][7] As of March, 2024, the album remains in the Top 10 on that chart, logging its 16th consecutive week of chart activity. The song "Drivin' On" was the most played track on the Bluesville channel on SiriusXM in the month of February, 2024.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ruggerio, Bob (8 November 2023). "Boogie & Blues Rockers Foghat Keep Up Their Sonic Mojo". Classic Rock Corner. Houston Press. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ Houghton, Cillea (12 December 2023). "Foghat on Their 50-Plus-Year Career and Latest Album 'Sonic Mojo'—"I Really Am Pleased with the Way This Record Turned Out"". Latest News. American Songwriter. ISSN 0896-8993. OCLC 17342741. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ "On Stage at The Coach House: Foghat to Fete New Album, 'Sonic Mojo'". San Clemente Times. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (24 December 2023). "Review: Foghat is Adept as Ever on 'Sonic Mojo'". Reviews > Album Reviews. American Songwriter. ISSN 0896-8993. OCLC 17342741. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. ^ Quantrick, David (9 November 2023). ""Still making music that could have appeared any time between 1971 and now": Foghat's Sonic Mojo". Reviews > Classic Rock. Classic Rock. ISSN 1464-7834. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ Houghton, Cillea (23 November 2023). "Foghat Scores First No. 1 Album with 'Sonic Mojo'". Latest News. American Songwriter. ISSN 0896-8993. OCLC 17342741. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Foghat Scores First No. 1 as New Album 'Sonic Mojo' Tops Billboard Blues Albums Chart". Rock Cellar Magazine. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.