Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is the seventh studio album by Dave Matthews Band (DMB), which was released by RCA Records on June 2, 2009. It is the band's first studio album since 2005's Stand Up and the first release since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Guitarist Tim Reynolds played on the album, marking his first recording with DMB since 1998’s Before These Crowded Streets. Rashawn Ross makes his first appearance on a DMB studio album since joining as a regular touring member in 2006 as well as Jeff Coffin, who has taken Moore's role since June 2008. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo (the Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, Alanis Morissette, My Chemical Romance).
Track listing
1. "Grux" 1:11
2. "Shake Me Like a Monkey" 4:00
3. "Funny the Way It Is" 4:28
4. "Lying in the Hands of God" 5:13
5. "Why I Am" 3:53
6. "Dive In" 4:26
7. "Spaceman" 4:08
8. "Squirm" 5:32
9. "Alligator Pie" 3:59
10. "Seven" 4:17
11. "Time Bomb" 3:59
12. "Baby Blue" 3:41
13. "You and Me" 5:40
Released June 2, 2009
Recorded Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington; Studio X, Seattle, Washington; Piety Street Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre Alternative rock
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