While
the BoDeans' 2012 album
American Made marked the departure of co-founding member
Sam Llanas from the group's lineup, on 2015's
I Cant Stop, guitarist and leader
Kurt Neumann welcomes back drummer Kenny Aronoff, a respected session musician and longtime member of
John Mellencamp's touring band who played on many
BoDeans recordings in the '90s. With
Neumann joined by Aronoff and multi-instrumentalist Sam Hawksley,
I Cant Stop finds the band in tough, bluesy form, mixing the Heartland sensibility of their best-known music with a lean, soulful approach that testifies to
Neumann's love of classic soul and R&B. Almost 30 years after releasing their debut album,
I Cant Stop shows that
Neumann and his bandmates are still living their lives for rock & roll, and
I Cant Stop finds the veteran roots rock act still as determined as ever to play heartfelt rock & roll their own way. ~ Mark Deming