The sixth full-length effort from the Juno Award-winning Canadian roots rockers,
Changing Colours may not live up to its forward-thinking title, but it won't disappoint fans looking for another perfectly executed set of sun-baked '70s-inspired highway jams and boogie rock anthems that faithfully administer that peaceful easy feelin'. "I've got
James Brown on the radio" and "a pretty mama in the passenger's seat," announces frontman Ewan Currie on the breezy opener, "Nobody," all but putting to rest any notion that
the Sheepdogs might be considering swapping out their vintage VW bus for a Bluetooth-enabled Dodge Sprinter. Follow-ups "I've Got a Hole Where My Heart Should Be" and "Saturday Night" scratch that
Lynyrd Skynyrd and
Bad Company itch, respectively, while the brooding "I'm Just Waiting for My Time" proves that the band can pen a song that doesn't require its audience to keep 25 beach balls in the air. ~ James Christopher Monger