If you want to play obligatory blues and hard rock, then you better do it right. The Californian quartet Rival Sons understood this very well, resulting in the almost shameless rocking album Hollow Bones. Rival Sons was born in 2009 from the ashes of the group Black Summer Crush. Guitarist Scott Holiday approached blues singer Jay Buchanan, who was working on a solo career at the time. Buchanan
… initially regarded Rival Sons as a hobby band, but was soon surprised by the American success of the debut Before The Fire (2009). On their fifth album they do what they are good at: rocking with a firm nod to hard rock bands of yesteryear such as and . Buchanan plays an important role as a singer with a lot of blues and soul in his throat. He also effortlessly carries lingering ballads and acoustic songs on this solid classic rock album. (MR)more
