Waydown Wailers: State Of The Union

State Of The Union is the debut album from southern swamp rock outfit Waydown Wailers. The band is based out of Canton, New York but you would never know it as this is good old fashioned southern flavoured rock.

The band members are David Parker (rhythm & lead guitar, mandolin, vocals), Christian Parker (rhythm & B-bender, lead guitar), Connor Pelkey (bass, backing vocals) and Michael Scriminger (drums).

The tone of the disc is set with the album opening southern rock of "No Mercy" with its guitar driven sound, a smattering of honky tonk piano and soulful vocals. The title track starts with more boogie riffage before incorporating some reggae rhythms as well. The country flavoured "Women Tonight" is a nice mid-tempo ballad. The mandolin adds a nice touch in the retro sounding "The Man" while the upbeat "Online Love" hints at Money And Cigarettes- era Clapton. The bluesy "Money Grabbers" is probably my favourite filled with searing guitar and gritty vocals.

State Of The Union is a pretty solid debut. If you like your rock flavoured with southern swamp water the Waydown Wailers will be worth your time.

Track Listing:
1. No Mercy (5:29)
2. State Of The Union (5:42)
3. Women Tonight (5:05)
4. The Man (4:50)
5. One By One (5:07)
6. Online Love (4:35)
7. Money Grabbers (4:22)
8. My Girl (4:11)

Added: September 30th 2013
Reviewer: Jon Neudorf
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Related Link: Band's Official Site
Hits: 1873
Language: english

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