Today JJ Grey unveils the video for the song Seminole Wind, the John Anderson-penned track from JJ Grey & Mofro's new album, Olustee. Released in February 2024 and produced by Grey, Olustee is the band's first album in nine years. JJ Grey & Mofro are currently headlining theaters across the U.S. and will head to Europe and the UK later this year.
Grey, speaking of Seminole Wind (the only song on Olustee he did not write), says, "Seminole Wind is my favorite song by John Anderson and one of my favorites, period. I've been singing and playing it in one form or another all my life."
Last month, in March 2024, Anderson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Seminole Wind, written by Anderson in 1992, references the development and destruction of the Everglades in Anderson’s (and Grey's) native Florida.
Writer Jay Miller of Boston's Patriot Ledger says, "Anderson’s original version was pretty darned good, but this rendition enhances it and gives it a real 2024 punch, and a serious dose of that patented JJ Grey grit."
Olustee has the hallmarks of JJ Grey & Mofro’s best work…reflective, raucous, introspective and exultant…The music is an expansive expression of 21st century Southern swamp boogie, which JJ Grey has helped to define. --Relix
JJ Grey is a shape-shifter, a marauding swamp thing big-footin’ it through his ancestral Florida homeland, splashing muddy funk in all directions. Grab hold and hang on for the ride. --No Depression
Olustee is classic JJ Grey...Swamp funk blues-rock [and] epic soul jams filled with grit, both musically and character-wise, alongside sun-soaked breezier fare. --Garden & Gun
“The shining glory that permeates every single moment of Olustee is the voice of JJ Grey. It truly is a thing of wonder with its endless range and emotional impact. Olustee is a masterpiece of songcraft and soulful delivery. You have to marvel at just how much emotion one man can convey. Yes. It’s that good.” --Blues Matters (UK)
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TRACK LIST All Songs written and arranged by JJ Grey, JJ Grey Music, BMI except Seminole Wind* written by John David Anderson, Almo Music Corporation & Holmes Creek Music, ASCAP |
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