Recommended to me by our great friends at Add To Want List via their review. We are very similar places and meet in the middle. They are a little punkier than us, we perhaps a little more Guitar Pop, but I consider both essential oasis's in a musical world of desert.
Niek mentions that we are in a period of Rock n Roll renaissance and he's absolutely right. I'm fortunate to hear stuff ahead and some of the albums that are to come are amazing. They seem to be centred around the same release dates, but Friday and 17 April are real hot spots.
Have no doubt that Minneapolis's Sparrowhawk are a Rock band. A have a good time all the time sort of band. Very Thin Lizzy in their twin Guitar attack. 70s Classic Rock as a base template, but with an ability to link in Power Pop and UK Glam Rock.
They don't come up for air, those guitars gripping you, shaking you into submission. All riffs and killer solos. Noisy neighbours, but incredibly melodic. The solo on Lonesome Operator is jawdroppingly great in a glad to be alive way.
Down The Line is all Boogie with a California Man riff diversion. Fool's Mercy is Glam Heaven and the riffathon that is Power And The Glory is simply overwhelmingly ace. Again there are Glam overtones, but heavier than you might expect.
Dog Track gets close to Punk and Still Talk About It rattles the dentures. Underneath The Moonlight is so Robertson - Gorman, as is Roll On To Better Things. How about closing things with a 11 minute rock out? The Ranch Trilogy does just that. Awesome!
There's even one small slowdown, just the one, with the Acoustic title track, that reveals an intriguing side to the band. Overall though, this is a little rocky compared to our usual choices. But it is 100% fun and takes you into another universe were all is more than well. Superb!
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.
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