The Crimson Boys are a Minneapolis based duo who just released their self-titled album. They play a mix of garage rock, blues, and 50's Rock and Roll. The band mention this about their sound “If the White Stripes, Tom Waits, Hank Williams, and Jon Spencer were put into a blender the result would be the Crimson Boy”. I would say the prominent flavor of the band is White Stripes. The drums and guitar is a factor but only a part of the equation. There are a lot of songs that have a very Jack White style of guitar playing.
The band gets going with “Leave Me Too” and you get some fuzzy guitar riff and driving drums. It's a hard rock and blues hybrid that follows blues progressions. The song is raw and I have to say the vocalist puts a good amount of effort into being expressive. There are some wicked sounds coming out of the guitar. “I Got Heart” is also a song that follows a blues progression. They do it justice and the song is mostly about the spirit in which it’s delivered. I have to wonder if “The Dinsmore” was a tip to the hat to Elvis. The band continues with relatively short songs like “My Pretty Baby” and “Let You Down” that have the same sort of energy with riffs that aren’t too far away from each other. I do like the 50’s pop angle on “Let You Down”. “New Orleans” has more of a garage rock flavor. They continue to rip it up with “Baby Got New Jeans”, “Two Shots” and the closer “Burnt Rubber And Rain”. This is the kind of music that's best experienced live. There’s a cathartic quality to their music and can get people in a frenzy if they find the right wavelength. We live in times where people appreciate authenticity and this is about as authentic as it gets. The band does stick to a lot of conventional blues and rock patterns. Some of the progressions have been around since blues started. I wanted a little more surprises in this area and tended to predict where the songs were going before they got there. On that note this is an album that’s more for purists and fans of some of the aforementioned artists should certainly appreciate this. Take a listen.
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