Brothers, do yourself a favor and
get their new sophomore LP, sim-
ply called “II.” The follow-up to
last year’s “In Retrograde” debut
features another eight well-craft-
ed roots-rockin’ songs that blend
country and blues elements of
early ‘70s Rolling Stones with the
edgier approach of alternative
Wow! This is a great record, and and garage rock. The results are
Dan Apy is a fantastic songwriter surprisingly more earnestly en-
whose bittersweet subtleties eas- lightening than entertaining, yet
ily can be missed within the rau- certainly more artistic than just
cous party that is their live show, another rock ‘n’ roll band from
so if you’ve seen The Mercury
Asbury Park.
which is exactly what Doc Rot-
ten are doing. The band — also
drummer A.J. Martinez and
bassist Robert “Scrotes” Richard-
son — are on a two-month trek of
Japan and Europe. Joining them
will be their pal Dim from Honah
Lee on guitar.
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