Gloryhound - Leave It Alone

"They traded in the Plaid shirts for Leather Jackets"
Gloryhound's second album entitled "Leave It Alone" was released on November 2o, 2009. I picked it up at HMV last week and have been listening to it ever since. Unlike their debut album "Gloryhound and the Skyhawks", this is a full-charged, fast paced heavy rock record. What used to be a band heavily influenced by Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, and The Band, has been redirected to Iggy Pop and The Ramones. It is clear that Gloryhound has respectfully changed their genre, shying away from the "East Coast" label, and it looks like they finally found their groove. Just like their accelerated, high voltage live shows, "Leave It Alone" is the definition of "Rock n' Roll", and meant to be played loud. Produced by Robbie Crowell, the record was recorded in the Halifax, Nova Scotia and was tracked in the Sonic Temple and the Echo Chamber. The band sent their record to New York where it was mastered by Fred Kevorkian (White Stripes, Iggy Pop, Willie Nelson).
As much as I miss the old sound, it's nice to see this hometown band's sound grow and mature.

Beware the hound,
-Brendan