The Knitters Poor Little Critter On The Road (LP)

(Fat Possum Records) 12 tracks

Thirty-seven years have passed since the release of Poor Little Critter on the Road, the debut album from The Knitters, the original alt-country band that consisted of three members of X, a Blaster and a Red Devil. It was 1985 when Exene Cervenka, John Doe and DJ Bonebrake teamed up with Dave Alvin and Jonny Ray Bartel to record the critically acclaimed debut album. Alvin described the sound this way, "It's like the guys at Sun Records dropped acid and made a record with Lead Belly and the Carter Family. That's what The Knitters' sound like"-Michael Major.