Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Have Gun, Will Travel

Add Date: January 27

Artist: Have gun, Will Travel

Album: Casting Shadows Tall As Giants

Label: Self-released

Genre: Folk rock

Comments: Not half bad folk-rocky-punky stuff from these "Tampa Bay upstarts." They know how to carry a tune and spin a yarn. While "When We Were Kings" might sound like a pop-punk radio-friendly hit, it soars above the rest by taking unexpected turns with chords and melody, weaving in some excellent violin but not in a gimmicky sort of way. The group has evolved from the solo acoustic music of singer-songwriter Matt Burke and rather than being thrown together, they truly support Burke. Well done, boys.

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