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Obviously, there’s no shortage of bands out there doing what Hayshaker do, the trick is separating the wheat from the chaff, and on evidence presented here, we’ve got a keeper. The opening salvo of “Merle Haggard” and “William The Loon” provides a clear indication of intent: solid songwriting (with no fear of narrative) surrounded by instruments with look traditional on paper, yet sound utterly contemporary and robust in practice. As with all modern beat combos, they can be found on Myspace (link below), where they’ve a good selection of songs to be sampled, including a taster of the goodies to be found here. I heartily recommend you take yourself over and spin a few tracks. If full-bodied, literate, Southern country rock works for you, then you may find yourself a new favourite band. |
