SUN GODS IN EXILE
''THANKS FOR THE SILVER''
APRIL 24 2012
55:07
1. Hammerdown/5:47
2. Moonshine/5:28
3. Writings on the Wall/4:43
4. Climb Down/5:47
5. Since I've Been Home/5:38
6. Broken Bones/4:36
7. Smoke & Fire/5:27
8. Nobody Knows/3:17
9. Thanks for the Silver/7:49
0. I Buried My Bitches Car/6:36
Tony D'agostino /Group Member, Guitar, Guitars
Adam Hitchcock /Group Member, Guitar, Guitars, Vocals
John Kennedy /Drums, Group Member, Percussion
John Lennon /Bass, Group Member
Chris Neal /Group Member, Harmonica, Keyboards, Slide Guitar, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia As indicated by their chosen name, the members of Portland, Maine's Sun Gods in Exile carry themselves like a bunch of L.A. hard rock outcasts temporarily forced to hack out a lumberjack's existence at the country' opposite extremity -- geographically, philosophically, weather-wise, you get the picture... The quartet's sophomore album, 2012's Thanks for the Silver, certainly backs up this state of mind with countless organ-kissed guitar bombers, so bronzed from cruising convertibles down Pacific Coast Highways of the mind's eye, that they need especially dark shades to ward off the glare of their own daydreams. "Hammer Down," "Climb Down," "Nobody Knows," and many more such tracks could easily claim kinship with the late-'80's L.A. cock rock scene's make-up-rejecting minority -- you know, dark side of the strip bands like Junkyard, the Four Horsemen, even Burning Tree; bands whose major influences were actually AC/DC or the Faces (the oddly named "I Buried My Bitch's Car" literally rewrites "(I Know) I'm Losing You"), not Aerosmith and Van Halen (not that there's anything wrong with that!). For good measure, in case the New England winter should prove particularly bleak in the real world, a generous serving of Southern rock trimmings also flavor the easy strut of "Since I've Been Home" and the stripped-down, Black Crowes-inspired earthiness of the title track. The latter is a stark reminder that, in spite of most all appearances, we're still a long way from the Rainbow Bar & Grill. Nevertheless, one gets the feeling that Sun Gods in Exile are actually quite thankful, deep down, that so many intervening miles and years categorically separate their music's grittier qualities from the vapid nonsense produced by the spandex-sporting, Aquanet-spraying hordes of yesteryear.
BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Portland, ME's Sun Gods in Exile formed in 2008 thanks to the bandmembers' shared passion for raw-as-sushi, fuzz-laden, classic hard rock (think: AC/DC, the Four Horsemen, Novadriver, etc.), making it almost inevitable that they'd wind up on Detroit's likeminded Small Stone Records. Comprised of vocalist and guitarist Adam Hitchcock, guitarist Tony D'Agostino (ex-Cortez), bassist JL (previously of Ocean), and drummer Johnny Kennedy, Sun Gods in Exile recorded their debut album, Black Light, White Lines, at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, MA, and were soon touring in support of its release in early 2009.
''THANKS FOR THE SILVER''
APRIL 24 2012
55:07
1. Hammerdown/5:47
2. Moonshine/5:28
3. Writings on the Wall/4:43
4. Climb Down/5:47
5. Since I've Been Home/5:38
6. Broken Bones/4:36
7. Smoke & Fire/5:27
8. Nobody Knows/3:17
9. Thanks for the Silver/7:49
0. I Buried My Bitches Car/6:36
Tony D'agostino /Group Member, Guitar, Guitars
Adam Hitchcock /Group Member, Guitar, Guitars, Vocals
John Kennedy /Drums, Group Member, Percussion
John Lennon /Bass, Group Member
Chris Neal /Group Member, Harmonica, Keyboards, Slide Guitar, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia As indicated by their chosen name, the members of Portland, Maine's Sun Gods in Exile carry themselves like a bunch of L.A. hard rock outcasts temporarily forced to hack out a lumberjack's existence at the country' opposite extremity -- geographically, philosophically, weather-wise, you get the picture... The quartet's sophomore album, 2012's Thanks for the Silver, certainly backs up this state of mind with countless organ-kissed guitar bombers, so bronzed from cruising convertibles down Pacific Coast Highways of the mind's eye, that they need especially dark shades to ward off the glare of their own daydreams. "Hammer Down," "Climb Down," "Nobody Knows," and many more such tracks could easily claim kinship with the late-'80's L.A. cock rock scene's make-up-rejecting minority -- you know, dark side of the strip bands like Junkyard, the Four Horsemen, even Burning Tree; bands whose major influences were actually AC/DC or the Faces (the oddly named "I Buried My Bitch's Car" literally rewrites "(I Know) I'm Losing You"), not Aerosmith and Van Halen (not that there's anything wrong with that!). For good measure, in case the New England winter should prove particularly bleak in the real world, a generous serving of Southern rock trimmings also flavor the easy strut of "Since I've Been Home" and the stripped-down, Black Crowes-inspired earthiness of the title track. The latter is a stark reminder that, in spite of most all appearances, we're still a long way from the Rainbow Bar & Grill. Nevertheless, one gets the feeling that Sun Gods in Exile are actually quite thankful, deep down, that so many intervening miles and years categorically separate their music's grittier qualities from the vapid nonsense produced by the spandex-sporting, Aquanet-spraying hordes of yesteryear.
BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Portland, ME's Sun Gods in Exile formed in 2008 thanks to the bandmembers' shared passion for raw-as-sushi, fuzz-laden, classic hard rock (think: AC/DC, the Four Horsemen, Novadriver, etc.), making it almost inevitable that they'd wind up on Detroit's likeminded Small Stone Records. Comprised of vocalist and guitarist Adam Hitchcock, guitarist Tony D'Agostino (ex-Cortez), bassist JL (previously of Ocean), and drummer Johnny Kennedy, Sun Gods in Exile recorded their debut album, Black Light, White Lines, at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, MA, and were soon touring in support of its release in early 2009.
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