Mudcrutch 2

Personnel: Tom Leadon (vocals, guitar); Benmont Tench (vocals, piano, organ, Mellotron); Tom Petty (vocals, bass guitar); Mike Campbell (guitar); Randall Marsh (drums). Recording information: Shoreline Recorders, Malibu; The Clubhouse, Los Angeles. Tom Petty reunited his original Gainesville band Mudcrutch for a lark in 2008. Their eponymous album and short accompanying tour didn't carry the feeling of unfinished business so much as a good-natured ramble through the past. Some old originals were excavated, new songs written, and old favorites covered, all wrapped up in a charmingly ragged little record that gave Petty a bit of a creative jolt. Afterward, he led the Heartbreakers through excursions in blues and garage rock, but that relaxed country-rock vibe proved irresistible, so he reconvened Mudcrutch for a second record in 2016. Titled 2, this second Mudcrutch LP isn't quite a straight sequel. Any of the loose ends left hanging from 2008 have been tied: 2 is streamlined and tight,