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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Southern California rock band led by Jay Buchanan was produced by Dave Cobb.
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Fade Out
House is empty Fade out slowly Go out your own way Go out and get what you need For if you don't stay There's nobody watching you bleed Ghost is... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. 90
    The guitar tones and drum sounds are worthy of a review in themselves, micro-nuanced even within a track, and set in a 3D space that both breathes and is right up in your face at the same time.
  2. Kerrang!
    Jun 24, 2016
    80
    Classic, classy, and it absolutely rocks. [25 Jun 2016, p.52]
  3. Q Magazine
    Jun 29, 2016
    80
    [Hollow Bones] is Rival Sons' finest work yet. [Aug 2016, p.115]
  4. 60
    The blues and soul power are real, even as racial lines are leered and sneered at, the sort of ballsiness that could make rock breathe freely again.
  5. Mojo
    Jun 24, 2016
    60
    There's more meaty and time-honored blues extractions on the title track and the four-square Zeppelinism of Black Coffee, but somehow, particularly on Fade Out's balladic angular grind, these journeymen lack the emotional oomph to tear your heart out, or, indeed, shake your money maker. [Jul 2016, p.96]
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  1. Sep 3, 2016
    10
    One of the best blues rock bands since Zeppelin. The soul on black coffee is incredible. All there albums absolutely kick ass. Great energyOne of the best blues rock bands since Zeppelin. The soul on black coffee is incredible. All there albums absolutely kick ass. Great energy and blues tones. Expand