review by Ashok Chandra
This folk-country-rock thing has become pretty big recently. Seeing the success of Ryan Adams' solo career, Pete Yorn, and David Gray, it can be assumed that America has latched onto this genre as an alternative to the choices offered by popular radio. But you don't need to be an American to make this type of music. For the past two years, the Lush Rollers have been quietly crafting melodies that are just as accessible as anything we here in the States can make. With their recently released first album, Who's Driving, this Scottish band shows their American influences with faux country songs like "Out of the Wood," where lines like "I ain't rich, but sure am pretty," seem to be robbed straight from KVET. Even if you're not a country fan, this band has a wide range showing fine melodic capabilities on "You Don't Know" and "Telephone."