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The Big Black and the Blue
The Big Black and the Blue is the first studio album by Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit. It was released on 25 January 2010 in the UK via Wichita Recordings, followed by a U.S. release on 25 May 2010.
Track listing.
All tracks written by Klara and Johanna Söderberg.
Reception.
"The Big Black and The Blue" received a largely positive reception from music journalists.
"NME" awarded the album a score of 8/10, highlighting the band
and "Blue Black Jack" are devoted to the artist's pugilistic hero. Additionally, both Southern punk rock band This Bike is a Pipe Bomb and alternative country performer Tom Russell have songs dedicated to Johnson. Russell's piece is both a tribute and a biting indictment of the racism Johnson faced: ""here comes Jack Johnson, like he owns the town, there's a lot of white Americans like to see a man go down ... like to see a black man drown.""
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