Apparently, Dawes represent a Seventies Laurel Canyon country rock revival.
But in today’s musical multi-verse all forgotten genres are available on-line instantly, and Dawes are merely further proof of the simultaneous existence of everything.
Sniff their second album, inhale the car fume high, taste the air conditioned freshness, and endure the nostril coke sting.
Dawes hit the strip running with Time Spent In Los Angeles, romanticising some ingenue’s downward drift, and If I Wanted Someone, sunshine-warmed re-heats of familiar fuzzy harmonies and loose licked guitars, with their era-appropriate guest Benmont Tench’s artfully stumbling keyboards, before the band’s own quietly irresistible voice emerges from the heat haze.
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter