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Tell the Rising Sun by Straw Dogs
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fave it Country Rock | Folk Rock
12 tracks | 42 minutes
Released May 2005
on Crafty Records
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Acoustic-electric rock with harmony, great songs, and a leetle twang
Editorial review
Those less inclined to be charitable might suggest that the Straw Dogs have fallen into a musical rut, but Tell the Rising Sun will be as comfortable as a pair of perfectly broken-in jeans to anyone who has been following the Seattle-based band over the course of its career. Loping, easygoing alt-country rock in the Son Volt tradition, the Straw Dogs would be fairly anonymous were it not for Dave von Beck's canny songwriting and obvious love not only for '80s jangle poppers like R.E.M. but their '60s-vintage Rickenbacker-toting prototypes. The 12 tracks on Tell the Rising Sun are uniformly catchy, twangy pop songs, unpretentious and casual. Von Beck and second guitarist Darren Smith, the mainstays of the band, have perfected a ragged-but-right vocal harmony style best shown off on their two co-written songs, "Amelia" and "Sour Apple Fields." Still, the fact remains that there's very little difference, in style or overall quality, between this album and the two that immediately preceded it. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Straw Dogs draws impressive comparisons: the rock and groove of Counting Crows, Jayhawks, and Wilco, melodies akin to Ryan Adams, and the harmony of CSN and Indigo Girls, tied together with songwriting that demonstrates an allegiance to the craft.
THE PRESS
On "Tell the Rising Sun" (2005), Straw Dogs "continue to pump out song after song of high-powered pop. Jettisoned by guitars reminiscent of some great bands from the 60s, more modern comparisons to R.E.M., and strong abilities in song writing with the additions 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."
--Keith Hannaleck, musikreviews.
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