"Detroiter Dan Miller has taken the serious country core of his former, sometimes silly, hillbilly rock outfit, Goober and The Peas and transformed the inspiration gracefully into a new band called Blanche. Fuller and more fun even than his last project, 2 Star Tabernacle, Miller and company have created a sort of dusky Civil War rock with banjo and pedal steel guitar complimenting the vocal, bass, drums and guitar line-up... Just as 'jazz' no longer aptly describes all of it's offshoots, the term 'country' is no longer a sufficient label for bands such as Blanche who make atmosphere as well as music." – Ralph Valdez, WDET-FM Detroit
Torridly tangible banjo and Dan Miller's twisted twang juxtaposed with ethereal female backing vocals and a possessed pedal steel combine to mold one soporific provocation – like watching a classic horror film before bed. Your whole body's asleep, but there's no way you're closing your eyes.... [MORE] By Melissa Giannini 4/4/2001
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