The Rosewood Thieves "From the Decker House EP"


The Rosewood Thieves originally released this as a 6 song EP last year. It has been reissued with added bonus tracks that qualifies it more as a full album now. With equal parts John Lennon and Dylan, lead singer Erick Jordan serves up a fine collection of tunes here. Staring out with the lazy rock shuffle of “Los Angeles” and then heads “Back Home to Harlem” with an energetic strum that touches on a country-tinged state of restlessness. Then the album really takes on a Beatles White-album era sound on “Cold in the Country” that conveys loneliness in a rich melodic tone. The double tracking of the vocals on “Diamond Ring” really bring this to classic status with the rough organ and carny atmosphere it evokes. The track “The Tale of Gustav Grimes” is a dead ringer for John Lennon, vocaly and melodically and makes it worthy of purchase for this track alone. The remaining tracks sort of mix the influences a bit more, as I hear some Dire Straits, The Thrills and Wilco. This was all created in a spooky old house in upstate Deposit, NY and not unlike the legendary “Music from Big Pink” was for The Band, some awesome stuff was created here. The band being sequestered pay it off here.

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