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Blackeyed Katy
CD – Dealin’
Blackeyed Katy is one of those bands
that you can’t quite classify. They are form Georgia and
have a southern sound, but they are not Southern rock. They
have the standard two guitars, bass, and drums rock line-up,
but they often sound more acoustic than electric.
They are listed on jambase.com, but only one of the ten tracks
here goes over five minutes, although David Lee’s electric
guitar comes to the forefront on occasion. And they sound different
on different ones, with influences that seem to range from Pearl
Jam to Bob Dylan (honestly, I wrote this before I saw the same
thing written about them at cdbaby.com).
Singer Jared Perkins has a lot to do with the group’s
sound, with heartfelt vocals on songs. There is a lot of attention
to songwriting, with songs like “Glory and Grievance”
going beyond the usual relationship songs.
Something different from a band whose members are young but
have been playing for a long time, and it shows.
Web site at http://www.blackeyedkaty.com.
- Dave Howell
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