Barr, Scotland & The Slow Drags
All The Great Aviators Agree
The second release from this eccentric Portland, Oregon, six-piece. A roots-rock band that is as likely to draw inspiration from The Beach Boys and Warren Zevon as they are from Merle Haggard or Gram Parsons. Jangly pop, gut-bucket country, urban folk, 60s psychedelia and straight up rock all meet in a mid-air collision, creating a sound thats been called West Coast Roots. Smokey vocals grapple with soaring 4 part harmonies, keyboards tangle with overdriven guitar, pedal steel bends around an acoustic 6 string, drums irreverently confuse country and rock, all recalling something achingly familiar yet distinctively singular. Above it all the strong, emotionally incisive songwriting and beautiful melodies shine through with all the rough edges intact.