Los Angeles-based roots rock and electro trash duo Restavrant have created a visionary and positively indiosyncratic sound which involves both sides of the musical coin, so to speak. With bluesy slide guitar and countrified pickin', gritty megaphone vocal delivery, harmonica, the layers provided by loop station programming, the catchy electric vibe of a keyboard, and the clank, tap and stomp of a junkyard drum kit, these two churn out something that is equal parts organic and…
Posted on December 24, 2011 at 9:00pm

Every once in a great while there comes along a tremendously talented singer/songwriter whose songs move us so profoundly that the visceral impact of each one is felt long after the final chord played and the last line sung trail off into the brief silence between. Folk troubadour Willy Tea Taylor is just such an artist. With a rootsy, minimalist sound created from a four-string acoustic and his natural voice, he…
ContinuePosted on November 17, 2011 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
Off Label Records has released what they are calling DM Bob & the Deficits' "very long lost fifth album," They Called Us Country. As the title suggests, the thirteen songs on this album are a rare batch recorded between 1999 and 2002 that were "simply deemed too country" to find placement on the trio's earlier releases. You see, DM Bob & the Deficits' sound has been best known as a garage rock and bluesy swamp pop combination, usually with only a touch of country, and… Continue Posted on November 4, 2011 at 10:30pm
Now that blues legends R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough are no longer with us, I am certain most fans would agree that the North Mississippi Hill Country scene just isn't the same. And this style as a whole would no doubt be in jeopardy of finding itself shelved somewhere in the vast archives of music history, if not for the few remaining artists whose time has come to step forward from the backing bands of the greats to becoming greats themselves.…
ContinuePosted on October 25, 2011 at 10:00pm
Hi James
As a featured contributor to No Depression, I’m particularly keen on getting your feedback for the following – Please forgive the intrusion if you don’t have the time or inclination to reply.
I’ve posted the following to the No Depression discussion board – you can either respond there or alternatively drop me a line at shatchsurvey1@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks very much for your time
Kind regards,
Steve
My name is Steve Hatch and I’m currently conducting research for my Master’s in Songwriting at Bath Spa University in Bath, England (though I happen to be an ex-pat Georgia boy). I would be extremely grateful if you could find the time to listen to the track (link below) and answer the 2 accompanying questions. The more detail, the better of course (more to say in my final analysis) – but all feedback will be useful and very much appreciated.
Sadly, as this is an academic pursuit, there is a deadline. Please reply by May 20th if at all possible so that I can have time to chew over your response and include it in my final write-up.
The track: http://soundcloud.com/stevehatch
1) Which artist/band(s) would you say the track is most similar to and why?
2) Which genre(s) would you say the track belongs to and why?
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