''Keep It Going'' is the fifth full-length studio album by

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, released on May 1, 2007 on CD. It was pressed on vinyl in 2014 in both colored and black variants. ''Keep It Going'' features production work from

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award-winning producer Wayne Jobson (

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) and a guest appearance from reggae legend Duckie Simpson (

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) on a cover of

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’s classic “Riding For a Fall”. The album features additional guest appearances by trumpeter Dana Heitman, organist

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and saxophonists Ian Early and Sean Flannery, all of the Oregon rock/ska/swing band the

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. The cover art is a photo of the Spirit of New Orleans Brass Band, led by Layton Martens (19 February 1943 - 18 March 2000), who is at left on trombone. Anthony “Tuba Fats” Lacen (15 September 1950 – 11 January 2004) at right.

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where otherwise noted: # "The Dirge" - 1:53 (

/Mad Caddies) # "Backyard" - 3:01 # "State of Mind" - 3:46 # "Today" - 2:39 # "Without You" - 3:07 # "Reflections" - 3:13 # "Lay Your Head Down" - 3:28 # "Tired Bones" - 2:53 # "Coyote" - 4:10 # "Don't Go" - 3:01 # "Pyramid Scheme" - 2:27 # "Souls for Sale" - 3:42 # "Riding for a Fall" - 4:39 ( Dodd/ Wilson) # "Whatcha Gonna Do" - 3:08 # "End Dirge" - 4:02

References

External links

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