ARTIST: Straw Dogs
TITLE: Tell The Rising Sun
LABEL: Crafty Records
GENRE: Folk-Rock
TIME: 42:10 min
SIZE:  65,0 MB
RIP DATE: Jul-05-2005
RELEASE DATE: Jun-28-2005
WEBSITE: n/a

Track List:

01. Amelia                                     03:41
02. That One                                   02:58
03. Not Gone                                   03:52
04. Counting On You                            04:37
05. Opened My Eyes                             03:10
06. Beautiful                                  02:35
07. Sour Apple Fields                          03:48
08. Crush Of Me                                03:27
09. Guess Again                                03:36
10. Traded Her Love                            03:17
11. I Remember                                 03:36
12. Troubles Down                              03:33

Release Notes:

Excellent roots-rock-pop in the vein of Tom Petty,
Darden Smith, Minibar The Jayhawks and The Cash
Brothers. It`s earthy blend of memorable melodies
filled with gentle, but soaring harmonies and the
gentle jangling of guitars and tasteful pedal steel.
"Now, I never like to give a review without giving
some sort of comparison to other artists to give the
readers a general of idea of their sound. This was
hard but if I had to compare them to any other
artist out there I would compare their vocal
harmonies to the similarities of The Jayhawks, and
David von Beck`s voice has a Tom Petty meets James
Taylor sound. And Darren Smith`s abilities to
harmonize with David von Beck are simply some of the
greatest that I`ve ever heard."-RealMusicReview.

The Straw Dogs pick up where Hum Of The Motor left
off last year at this time with an equally
gratifying recording titled Tell The Rising Sun. "I
see a band firmly fixed with a successful formula.
Although they are extremely talented and have the
ability to change if they wish, they have decided to
hold the line and continue to pump out song after
song of high-powered pop (with exception of the
closing track). Jettisoned by guitars reminiscent of
some great bands from the 60s, with more modern
comparisons to R.E.M., and strong abilities in song
writing and the addition of the appropriate music to
complete the circle, they pull you into every track
and never let loose. With the polished lead vocals
of Dave von Beck (guitars) and soaring harmonies of
Darren Smith (guitars, keys) and the rhythm section
of Casey Miller (drums) and Eric Bryson (bass), they
never miss a beat. This unit does not seem to be
lacking in any area."-evolvingartist.com. Very
Highly Recommended!