Hard-charging, guitar-driven roots rock
There’s a delirious feeling you get at the end of the night when exhaustion, alcohol and dawn combine into a euphoric feeling of opportunity. You can sense this in Sam Marine’s roots rock stories of late nights that blend into mornings after. His rhythms echo the heartland pulse of John Mellencamp, with drummer Mitch Marine (Brave Combo, Smash Mouth, Dwight Yoakam) and bassist Aaron Stern providing the muscle behind hard-charging electric guitars. Marine’s vocals have a raspy edge that suggests Springsteen and Mellencamp, but on “Freeze ‘em Out†he sings with the sort of urgency Robin Wilson brought to the Gin Blossoms. At only five songs, the EP is packed with memorable songs in which Marine explores the anonymity, rootlessness, connections and friendships one can find in the heart of a big, dark city. [©2018 Hyperbolium] 