Kevin Stonerock

Pure Americana Gold Dust.

As I've said before RMHQ receives albums from all over the world and all around the music scene; and while our Top 3 reviews for May 2020 are Jason Isbell, Kip Moore and Mr Steve Earle; we actually like nothing better than a handwritten letter accompanying a CD from an artist/band, referencing another review and asking, simply for 'our time'.
That's were the real gold dust is my friend!
The opening salvo from Stonerock's guitar initially grabbed my attention by the scruff of the neck on opener Too Young To Quit; which quickly becomes a tragically beautiful song about a musician on the brink of 'giving it all up' but carrying on one gig and one week at a time, with extra Twang-Guitar free of charge too.
It's a regular occurrence listening to albums like this, wondering why someone who can write songs as lyrically as sharp and astute as That's The Truth, Gypsy Road and Long Slow Fade still remain relatively anonymous? It's not as if he has a poor voice; Hell .... it's the opposite; expressive, warm and even world-weary at times, and the way he constructs the stark melody on Railroad Man is quite staggering for something recorded on a 'budget'...read more