The Americans (from the album Stand True

The Americans (from the album Stand True on Loose Music) (by Bryant Liggett)
Los Angeles based band The Americans are taking the musical ingredients of Roots and Americana and giving them a hard yet encouraging kick in the rear and (hopefully) high gear.  Their sophomore effort, Stand True, is power-Roots Rock, where earthy and stripped-down melodies pack a little punch, crunch, and feedback, and teases of the Jam band world get reeled back in as they keep things to a succinct package.
Acoustic picking introduces the opener “Stand True” with the cut dropping into a harder jangle while also throwing in hints of a yodel. That’s the closest The Americans ever get to any world of twang. Crying in your beer music isn’t only for a Country ballad when “Born With a Broken Heart” becomes a heavy weeper with riffs and Rock groove. The Americans keep it heavy with a goodbye ballad in “Farewell” while they rehash Shakespeare’s classic love-story by adding some observation in “Romeo”. “Sore Bones” is glorious gust of power-chords, crusty vocals, and Punk Rock, and The Americans keep the Hard Rock vibe going with the cow-punk touch of Southern rock in “Orion”.
This is a solid stew of Roots Rock. Stand True is a psychedelic, reverb-heavy jam with straight to the heart songwriting. Like My Morning Jacket and The Blasters dropped an album that was written by a The Boss of New Jersey. (by Bryant Liggett)
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