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Cat: THRILL 523LP. Rel: 27 Jul 20
Psychedelic/Garage Rock

Side 1 - Track 1. Only LonelySide 1 - Track 2. Empty BottlesSide 1 - Track 3. Real Long GoneSide 1 - Track 4. Floating OutSide 2 - Track 1. Morning LightSide 2 - Track 2. Reno ShuffleSide 2 - Track 3. Wee HoursSide 2 - Track 4. Wildflowers

Talk about self-awareness. Rose City Band profess to play 'some laid-back strums', and it's pretty much impossible to come up with a more accurate description for the Portland, Oregon troupe. Quite the fitting sound considering the city's reputation for relaxed and open-minded attitudes, you'll struggle to hear much that jangles and rolls out blues-psyche-rock with this much seemingly effortless ease. Opening on 'Only Lonely' (not to be confused with Roy Orbison's similarly-named classic, or indeed the eponymous John Candy movie), there's a country air to the six strings and snare-topped drums. Things become more expansive on fare like Dire Straits-leaning 'Wee Hours', riffs echoing well beyond the track's rhythmic chug, with that uptempo pace maintained throughout most of a record we'd file under timeless, sun-kissed and earthy rock 'n' roll.