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Jun 11, 2013Howl is an unequivocal roots recording, an evocative combination of Bluegrass celebration, deep bottom Blues and total allegiance to authentic Americana.
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Jun 11, 2013This is acoustic music with one eye turned toward the past and the other squarely facing the future.
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Jun 11, 2013Whenever they seem affected it's when they try to be a little bit too pure in their bluegrass ("Hermitage Hostep"), but when they incorporate bits of rock & roll and gospel, or when they cut loose ("People Been Talking"), or lay back ("Just Like You"), they're a compelling, muscled Americana outfit, given just the right showcase here by Benson.
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Jun 11, 2013If more attention was paid to crafting better songs, rather than just sounds, Howl would have been much more fulfilling.