Louisiana journeyman swamp rocker Tab Benoit has been churning out an album a year since at least 2002, and between them he stays on the road playing every festival, club, and bar that'll have him. It would seem inevitable that the quality of these studio recordings would decline. But, at least as of Power of the Pontchartrain, that isn't the case. If anything, this might be the best of a very good lot, as Benoit again teams with Louisiana's Le Roux group for another 52-minute wade through muggy yet taut bayou blues. Part of the reason Benoit's recent albums are so strong is that he doesn't insist on playing original material, instead cherry-picking nuggets rearranged to suit his approach. Everything gets run through his deep Southern groove, ultimately sounding like Tab Benoit songs, or at least tunes written with him in mind. The band stays in the pocket throughout, freeing Benoit to concentrate on singing and playing, with the result that Power of the Pontchartrain is not just another strong entry in Tab Benoit's increasingly thick catalog, but also one of his most defining albums. Released in 2007, 11 tracks, including:
01 - Don't Make No Sense
02 - Good To Ya, Baby
03 - Shelter Me
04 - Power Of The Pontchartrain
05 - For What It's Worth
06 - Midnight And Lonesome
07 - Sac-Au-Lait Fishing
08 - Somebody's Got To Go
09 - I'm Guilty Of Lovin' You
10 - Addicted
11 - One Foot In The Bayou