2007-09-10
Grubstake is a dirty, dirty band. And I mean that as a compliment. Combining the best sounds of the Black Keys, the White Stripes, and T Rex, they write pared down songs that resonate in your very gut. This is a best of (bestest of) CD on which every song but one (Neil Young's "Albuquerque") is an original. No horns, no strings, no keyboard, just gritty guitars, drums, and vox. Standout tracks are #1, #2, and #4. We no can play #3 or #12 as they contain words not meant for the delicate listener. Have a good time with this disc, I think it's what Patrick McHugh and co. intend for you to do. -Carol-
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Ballad Of The Broken Seas
COLDPLAY
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
ASSEMBLY OF DUST
Recollection
The Broken West
I Can't Go On, I'll Go On
KYLE ANDREWS
Robot Learn Love
The Full Catastrophe
Century
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