Review: No River City - Wolves And Fishes

Posted on 6 October 2007 | 1 Comment

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Americana

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The band No River City plays bluesy alt-country rock that is more country than it is rock. Just imagine the likes of Old 97’s without the sweet crooning of Rhett Miller and you might be close. And not that singer/songwriter Drew de Man is some kind of slouch, but Rhett is de man. Anyhow, this Georgia-based outfit’s latest Wolves And Fishes is full standard twangy honky-tonk rock that is full of bluesy yearning and sorrow as well as upbeat paeans about love gone wrong. It is just the sort of thing that would sound perfect as you’re perched atop a barstool on a lonely Friday evening. Definitely more country than rock, but with just enough rockin’ down-home Southern-fried guitar riffing to keep it lively. Wolves And Fishes is as fantastic a country rock album as I’ve heard all year.