Harlan Pepper “Young & Old”
Young & Old is a great début album from Harlan Pepper, a four-piece band of youthful roots rockers from Hamilton the guys deservedly scooped a pair of accolades at The Hamilton Music Awards in 2010,picking up both New Artist/Group of the Year and Folk/Roots Recording of the Year, the band, Jimmy Hayes (guitar, pedal steel, harmonica), Dan Edmonds (banjo, keys, vocals), Thompson Wilson (bass, vocals), and Marlon Nicolle (drums, vocals) have released a fine blend of tracks that exude a confidence of youth with one foot firmly in the past.
The album had me hooked in on first listen , there’s a certain world weariness to the album that I really enjoyed, hopefully one of the roots indie labels will pick these guys up and give them a chance as on the strength of this album they have a real talent to show of.
The album is available from Bandcamp where you can get yourself a sample track by signing up.
Harlan Pepper – Little Miss Sunshine