Perfect combination- By: M. Rea, 13 Apr 2008 Will Johnson is the singer & songwriter for both of these bands - Centro-matic, a Crazy Horse-The Band style rock 4-piece & South San Gabriel, a quieter, mellower, folkier outfit. This is the first time the bands have mixed on one album, with one disc of each. Dual Hawks should ensure the bands are given the kind of accolades usuallly reserved for (friends) My Morning Jacket or Drive-By Truckers - their last, Fort Recovery, was 2006's Album of the Year. It is hard to overestimate the impact of Will Johnson's voice & ability to write a song - at his best, he reaches directly into your soul. That ability is absolutely to the fore on the SSG disc - which recallls their remarkable Welcome, Convalescence in its elegiac, spare melodies & aching building dynamics. The arid Texas air is like another instrument as the songs play out on pedal steel, brushed drums & strummed guitar - My Goodbyes alone will make you want a quiet room, a great hi fi & a few hours alone. The tempo is way higher on the Centro-matic disc, with several recallling the band's earlier, more headlong rock & 7" singles. Like power pop with a buzzsaw edge, the songs deliver a massive hit with some genuinely great writing. Dual Hawks matches Fort Recovery for quality & doubles the quantity, for the same money - how can this not be 2008's best album?
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