The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - Discography - Between The Ditches

On August 7, 2012, the band released Between the Ditches on CD, LP and digital download. The packaging for the physical releases includes postcards for each of the tracks by photographer Scott Toepfer, with the lyrics for each song printed on the back of the card. On the first day of sales, the album was at the top of the iTunes Blues chart and debuted at the number 2 spot on the Billboard Blues chart, reaching number 130 on the Billboard Pop Album chart, making it the bands biggest commercial success to date.

Unlike the previous album Peyton on Patton, Between the Ditches was recorded as a traditional studio album, using separate tracks over a longer period of time.

British newspaper The Independent gave the album four stars out of five, describing it as "a peculiarly infectious blues crusade, touching on themes of money, morality and social responsibility." Barry Kerzner of American Blues Scene described the album as an "amazingly well crafted, controlled explosion of talent" and that one should "Imagine the playing of Vince Gill, Whitey Johnson, James Blood Ulmer, and Ricky Skaggs all rolled into one person."

The video for the lead single off the album Devils Look Like Angels was released on August 9, 2012. Directed by Kevin Custer, who has also directed videos for The Gaslight Anthem, Hatebreed and Lil Wayne as well as a live concert DVD for label-mates Flogging Molly. It features Elsie McNulty, an eight year old fan of the band, lip syncing the lead vocals. Peyton explained that “I thought it would be funny to have a little girl with my voice. Plus, it shows that sometimes mean things can come in pretty packages. You just never can tell.”

The band released an animated music video for the song Big Blue Chevy '72 on February 14, 2013. It was produced by Terry Border of Bent Objects and features animated still images of the band's signature instruments as well as the eponymous truck.

Four of the songs from the album will be used in the soundtrack of the Showtime series Shameless.

  1. "Devils Look Like Angels"
  2. "Something for Nothing"
  3. "We'll Get Through"
  4. "Big Blue Chevy '72"
  5. "Shut the Screen"
  6. "Shake 'em Off Like Fleas"
  7. "Easy Come Easy Go"
  8. "I Don't Know"
  9. "Don't Grind It Down"
  10. "The Money Goes"
  11. "Move Along Mister"
  12. "Between the Ditches"
  13. "Brokedown Everywhere"
  14. "Brown County Bound"

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