On the Record: Bob Dylan, New York Dolls and More
Settle, Apostle of Hustle, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Electric Owls, The Secret Handshake, My Favorite Highway all have new records.
By PW Staff
Settle At Home We Are Tourists
Sounds like: Easton, Pa., boys inspired by social network sites and dance punk.
Free association: Cleverness; carabiners on jeans.
For fans of: House parties.
Apostle of Hustle Eats Darkness
Sounds like: Dreamy Canuck rock with fits of manic poeticism and a dash of Cuba.
Free association: Toronto indie-rock royalty.
For fans of: Stars.
Ben Harper and Relentless7 White Lies for Dark Times
Sounds like: Slide guitar maven going strong with a new band; funk, blues, folk, rock.
Free association: Laura Dern; huge in Australia, not here.
For fans of: Taj Mahal.
Electric Owls Ain’t Too Bright
Sounds like: Guy from Comas breaks up with NYC, finds solace in NC mountains.
Free association: Strummy, synthy storm of guitar pop.
For fans of: Rogue Wave, Neutral Milk Hotel.
My Favorite Highway How to Call a Bluff
Sounds like: Virginia Christians in love with ‘90s pop radio emulating Maroon 5.
Free association: The Hills, The City, Laguna Beach.
For fans of: Vapidity.
The Secret Handshake My Name Up in Lights
Sounds like: Auto-tuned pop punk; ‘80s movie soundtrack meets Fall Out Boy.
Free association: Take their instruments away pronto.
For fans of: Self-flaggelation.
New York Dolls ‘Cause I Sez So
Sounds like: A 60-year-old wheeled to the mic by his new young bandmates.
Free association: Red pleather, raisins, Keith Richards’ face.
For fans of: Face lifts.
Bob Dylan Together Through Life
Sounds like: He’s 68 and sounds it; dirty, slow bluesy old-man mutterings.
Free association: A bum singing for change in Memphis.
For fans of: “Intellectuals,” pencil mustaches.
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