ne truppe aus chicago, die sich dem 70ger rock sound verschrieben haben. gitarrenriffs, wie sie ac/dc nicht besser hinbekommen haben - mit einem ungleich besseren s�nger <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

sehr simple musike, bei der man aber unweigerlich mitwippen muss.

anspieltipp:
der opener
"so rock n roll"

und

"how you feel"


release notes:

The Chicago quartet HAWK released its breakthrough album "Princess America"
(which featured a cameo in voice and word by Lawrence Ferlinghetti) in 2005,
getting rave reviews worldwide and national airplay on AAA and Alternative
radio, and was the subject of a program on German National Radio (DLF) featuring
new topical/political music from the U.S. Chicago powerhouse WXRT radio chose
"Find a New Road" as one of the best Chicago songs of the year, and "What's Goin
Down" was chosen as the lead-off track for American Fallout Records' Americana
Sampler Vol.1, which went to #3 on the National Roots radio chart and remained
on the chart for over 10 weeks. For the past year, HAWK has been recording the
upcoming follow-up, "ROCK N ROLL", and went to LA in October to mix with
acclaimed producer Dave Trumfio (Wilco, OK Go, Built to Spill, My Morning
Jacket) at Kingsize Sound Labs in Silver Lake. The disc was mastered by Mike
Hagler of Kingsize Chicago. ROCK N ROLL is officially finished, and the band is
talking to several labels. A spring/summer 2007 released is anticipated. The 11
new tracks on "ROCK N ROLL" take you back to a mid-70s Rock vibe that bristles
with loud guitars, raw, stripped-down rhythms, and infectious melodies. The
album was inspired by "the badass orange Camaro my brother had when we were
growing up" Hawkins says, "We'd drive around, getting stoned, listening to
AC/DC, Zeppelin, Humble Pie, and the Stones...you know, REAL music. That's where
these songs came out of." Check out a few of the new tracks, and drop us a line.
Visit the HAWK website at http://www.hawkmusic.net for updates, news, and more.
RECENT HAWK PRESS "Hints of '80s jangle psych-pop bristle amidst the brilliant
and punchy power chords that ebb and flow through this 11-track rocker. David
Hawkins is the driving force behind this Chicago area band that mixes his
passion for the old school (Dylan, VU), the not as old (Springsteen, R.E.M.,
dB's) and the new (Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo). The result is an infectious blend of
driving power-pop that sounds like a cross between The Foo Fighters and The
Cosmic Rough Riders." --Miles of Music &#8220;A fresh new voice in American music.&#8221;
--Detroit Free Press "With a ragged wall of raging guitars, and singer/writer
David Hawkins' earnest vocals, "Princess America" is a finely chiseled throwback
to '80s guitar band land, when behemoths like the Del-Lords and Dream Syndicate
roamed the earth. The songs concentrate on holding your ground in a world gone
mad, with the ballad "Innocence" emerging as a centerpiece of sorts, and the
rumbling "The Secret," a call to arms..." --Pop Culture Press &#8220;As a teenager,
David Hawkins was influenced by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who, but
it was Neil Young&#8217;s &#8220;Harvest&#8221; that was a revelation. In the late &#8216;80s, while
managing the alt-country group Souled American, Hawkins began writing his own
songs. Digging into the rich musical vein of the past from Woody Guthrie and Bob
Dylan to Hank Williams and Robert Johnson, his music pulses with an appealing
pop-rock beat, clever, meditative lyrics and finely honed melodies.



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