Laying out a high-decibel fusion of hard rock and urban blues that's dirty, distorted, and full of swagger, King Mud features two noted figures on the modern blues-rock scene, guitarist and vocalist Freddy J IV from the band Left Lane Cruiser, and drummer Van Campbell from the Black Diamond Heavies. The two musicians had traveled in the same circles for years, and in the spring of 2015, they decided to try a collaborative project. Holing up in a recording studio in Glendale, California that was just down the block from the motel where they stayed and the liquor store where the...