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Artist: Trainwreck Riders
Website: www.myspace.com/thetrainwreckriders or www.trainwreckriders.com/
Track Name: Slow Motion Cowboy
Playback: mp3/flash
Download?: Yes/No

Now it will come as no suprise to discover that I am not a fan of country music, sorry but there it is. I have friends who keep telling me I’m mad. That country is wonderful. I remain uncinvinced but in an “exception to the rule” sort of moment I have been listening to “Trainwreck Riders”. And they are good, in a cowboy punk way.

Their song “Slow Motion Cowboy” is a gem, mile a minute guitars and lyrics. There is a Pogues/Pistols attitude that I find really appealling.

“Trainwreck Riders are a rocking in their chair, guitar-pickin’ on the porch band from San Francisco. Their debut album ‘Lonely Road Revival’ harkens back to a golden age of Americana, when folk, country and blues musically intertwined (even if the musicians themselves rarely did)…Lyrically lovelorn, nerves raw, and emotions muddled, Trainwreck Riders songs ramble down the briar-filled paths of confused interpersonal relationships. The lyrics may be downbeat, but the music is not, careening headlong into brawling rockabilly and punchy punk blues. But for every exhilarating, slam-bang number, there’s a corresponding one with a much more laid-back rhythm, easygoing atmosphere and at times, even dreamy aura. This is Americana for a new America, and as train wrecks go, this one is a beauty.” – Jo-Ann Greene for AllMusicGuide.com and Billboard.com

So you get the drift, it’s good stuff and there is a live track on their website that will give you a good idea of whether or not they can deliver.

I think they do.