Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits is a bare-bones country band made up of beloved Canadian alt-rock band Motherhood and ""delta doom"" guitarist Keith Hallett (Echodelick Records)DOWN FOR LIFE features foot-stompin' tracks like ""No One Likes Losing,"" a self-deprecating look at being competitive yet never managing to get ahead, ""Waste Your Time,"" about the confusion of suddenly losing someone you love, as well as a reflection on familial personality traits, and ""If I Needed You Now,"" showcasing country music at it's finest - three chords and the truth. Or, in this case, two chords. Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits features Penelope Stevens (bass/vocals), Brydon Crain (vocals/guitar), Keith Hallet (lead guitar, console steel), and Adam Sipkema (drums). DOWN FOR LIFE also marks a trifecta of releases this year from Motherhood Music Inc., following the band's ""wildly entertaining!"" (Bandcamp) fifth album Thunder Perfect Mind and side-project Penny & the Pits' ""delicate and demanding"" (LOUD Women) debut Liquid Compactor.A1. If I Needed You NowA2. No One Likes LosingA3. A Cowboy's WorkA4. GreasyA5. 600 DegreesB1. Kissing GoodbyeB2. Waste Your TimeB3. WorriedB4. Real EvilB5. ThirstyB6. Sam Salmon Anthem
