The British Columbians
"Self-titled" CD
self-released
Genre: rock, blues-rock,
country rock
British Columbia!!
Feb 27, 2009 |
Call me crazy, but sometimes good ol' rock music just hits the spot.
These bluesy British Columbians know how to make spirited,
melodic songs and this self-titled debut is a solid release as a
result. I find myself singing along to several excellent cutlets of
skilled country-rock on this record, including raunchy "Bye Bye
Marie," uplifting prairie ballad "By and By," and chant-along anthem
"Hail to the Rising Sun." This is saloon music if I ever heard it,
fine barn-hop tunage inspired by Western Americana but somehow still
distinctly Canadian. Perhaps that's just my wishful patriotism seeping
through, but I am certainly glad these guys hail from my
home country. They aren't rewriting books,
but they've added a damn fine footnote to the chapter on bluesy
country-rock, and you'd be remiss not to consider that
admirable on its own. Cut these folks some
slack for being derivative - they know how to write a mean song, and
in this day and age that's something to be proud of.
NB. Pay special attention to the divine closer, a wonderfully
mellow slow song by the name of "Going Out
On Town" - in all its triumphant glory, it might be their best.
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Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 9 tracks, distributed by
the band,
released Sep. 18, 2008] |
