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The Grass’s rear-viewing rock sure is tight. On this re-release of their 2009 debut album, they blend garage rock with country and 60s psychedelia and manage to avoid rehashing Dad’s record collection.
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Ain’t Running Scared’s twangy guitars swap effortlessly with piano, Spreadin’ The Blues could use a little less Ringo, and Without You offers up drive-in doo-wop that morphs into hazy 60s sonic disorder. Ever-present echoing organ acts as a uniting thread throughout.
The Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, foursome are most successful on The Ballad Of Davey Jones, the closest thing to a purely psychedelic track and a sign of the Grass’s great promise.
Top track: Ballad Of Davey Jones
The Grass rock the Garrison Wednesday (June 23).
