Read Southall can sure turn a phrase. “This record is the gasoline for the love machine,” he saysof his band’s new album, the exhilarating and self-titledSouthall. The proud Oklahomaworkingman isn’t exaggerating. The record sparks and burns with 11 crank-it-up songs thatexpertly combine country, rock & roll, and the dust and grit of the band’s native Red Dirt scene.But there are also glimpses of hard rock and metal, along with easygoing back-porch vibes, theresult of a drastic change in the way the group formerly known as the Read Southall Band nowmakes music: Every member of Southall brings lyrics, melodies, and even full songs to the table.“It’s the colors of different people with different influences making music,” Southall says. “I’vealways been confident in the talents and abilities of the guys onstage with me, and I want ourfans to see and hear that too. That’s why we changed our name to Southall.”Produced by Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan’sAmerican Heartbreak) and recorded at Leon Russell’siconic Church Studio in Tulsa,Southallmanifests the true band album that singer Read Southallfirst envisioned when he released his debut,Six String Sorrow, in 2015. That was a mostlyacoustic record, butSouthall, the band’s fourth album, roars with raw and loud collaborativepower. Reid Barber, the group’s resident metalhead, hammers his drums. Bassist Jeremee Knippprovides a brooding low end. Keys player Braxton Curliss adds both tasteful accents and off-the-rails barroom piano. And guitarists John Tyler Perry and Ryan Wellman wring wild sounds fromtheir instruments. All of it is tied together by Southall’s scrappy, yearning voice.