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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

I’m going to start this post off with a little secret; I have twang in my heart. Yes, I am rock’n’roll, (maybe even punk, on a good day) but I also have a soft spot for a little alt-country every now and then. Calexico tricked me into loving them with an Arcade Fire cover; Old 97’s crooned so sweetly that I couldn’t help wanting to tear down the "Buick City Complex" with them. So it would only make sense that local Americana band Guns of Navarone would also capture my heart. Recently, I got my hands on an advance of their upcoming album, Prize and Battlefield, and I’ve been really enjoying it.

The LP is fun, it’s interesting, it’s challenging, it’s both rock’n’roll and twangy. Sure, Guns of Navarone may have a traditional sound, but listen closer and just try to keep up with some of the directions that the guitar goes in - it’s delightful. One of the standout tracks is "I Bid You Farewell," which is actually one of most countrified songs on the album. You can hear a little Texas in the vocals, and the guitar sounds like someone has been listening to a lot of Johnny Cash. Prize and Battlefield is 10 tracks of the real deal - it will make you want to two-step and fist pump, simultaneously. This is the kind of music that makes me want to sit on a wide front porch, drink real root beer, and think about ex-boyfriends.

The album will be released on November 19th at a release show at Lambert’s with East Cameron Folklore. More information, as well as a stream of the album, can be found here.

:Guns Of Navarone - I Bid You Farewell:

- Zoe Cordes Selbin -



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