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Though they’ve been getting plenty of attention as the Crazy Horse-like backing band for Ian Blurton’s Happy Endings project, these Hamiltonians are capable of delivering charged-up riff rock without the local guitar master’s cachet.
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They can also effortlessly slide into a lap-steel-aided mellow twang, as on opener The Biggest Dig, a song that embodies Huron’s dynamic of heavy-crunch guitar sections surrounded by quieter verses. Aaron Goldstein’s voice might remind you of Joel Plaskett’s, but his lyrics are more George Jones (see Chicken Wing’s drug and booze ruminations).
Blurton handles production duties, imbuing the debut with his patented balance of warm tones and ferocious fuzz.
Top track: The Biggest Dig
Huron hit Lee’s Palace Saturday (March 20) and the Horseshoe Tuesday (March 23).
