The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs
Atlantic
4/5
With their
self-titled fourth record, Canadian country/rock purveyors The Sheepdogs, have
laid down an absolute cracker. Mired
deep within the sounds of the early ‘70s – shimmering country slide, jangling
acoustic guitars interspersed with jagged electric riffery, soaring vocals
(courtesy of Australian-born Ewan Currie) and punching keys – this record
stretches out and just runs, a luxurious and continuous soundscape that
transports you to a time when it was all about lush, warm music and little
else.
Combine that with
a solid, modern rock ‘n’ roll sound – Dandy Warhols-esque vocal falsetto,
Soundgarden-ish soloing, thick and rumbling guitar lines – and you’ve got a
record that sits just as well now as it would have then. Think The Band jamming with The Black Crowes
and you’re in the ballpark – great album.
Samuel J. Fell
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