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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 07/29/2003
Although its
space rock on
Introducing... was interstellar and its
garage rock on
King Richard's Collectibles was a royal blast,
Asteroid No. 4 doesn't seem to be content to stick with one style for too long. Listening to
Gram Parsons,
the Byrds, and
Bob Dylan and a trip to the Western states influenced their shift to
folk and
country, something the Philadelphia band began with a demo in 1999.
Honeyspot, for which
Rainbow Quartz started a subsidiary label, still has a few ounces of psychedelia. But with banjos, pedal steel, and harmonica along for the trip, this is proud
Americana that tips its cowboy hat to the 1960s and '70s. The breezy
"Runnin' Away" is a jubilant ode to traveling home ("I'm hopping the next train back to Philly"),
"One Time" is nearly a
country ballad, and
"Like Dogs" is one of a few ditties that dip into
honky tonk. The band's name no longer seems to fit, but
Honeyspot will hit the spot if you're riding in the back of a pickup truck down South.
~Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide
;)
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