LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl.

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 its 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 bands wildly entertaining! (Bandcamp) fifth album Thunder Perfect Mind and side-project Penny & the Pits delicate and demanding (LOUD Women) debut Liquid Compactor.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. If I Needed You Now [02:52]
2. No One Likes Losing [02:34]
3.A Cowboy’s Work [02:20]
4.Greasy [02:39]
5.600 Degrees [02:39]

Side B
1. Kissing Goodbye [03:36]
2. Waste Your Time [02:48]
3. Worried [03:53]
4. Real Evil [02:38]
5. Thirsty [03:14]
6. Sam Salmon Anthem [03:07]