The MoJo Deans have been around so long that local scenesters often falsely disregard the band as just another pretty good area act, so they look to the other bands touring through town. With the new album, though, this local quartet certifies itself as a possible legitimate force in some alternate music scene where the music of the MoJo Deans could get the credit it deserves.

But most of all, songs like Last of Me and You and the rocking fever of Roamin’ Blues should get the word out beyond area fans that already know what a good thing they have in the MoJo Deans.

The songwriting of guitarists/vocalists Joe Swank and Ratliff Dean Thiebaud looks inside loneliness and self-loathing without whining like most alternative rockers or griping like country songs stuck on seriousness.

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This band found a niche playing country in a non-country town, and if this album finds as many ears as it should, The MoJo Deans should thrive in that niche.