New WaxNew Jersey's The Roadside Graves have a name fit for a death-metal band, but they deal out jangly folk-rock as effortlessly as anyone. Taking a page from Bob Dylan and The Band (what folk-rock band isn't?), The Roadside Graves turn in a sprawling collection of narrative-rich songs on their new album My Son's Home. Lead singer John Gleason's vocals warble with wit and flair and he's backe...
The Roadside Graves, a criminally overlooked New Jersey band, is back with a massively ambitious release. After 2007’s No One Will Know Where You Have Been, the boys have landed on Autumn Tone Records which is also home to J. Tillman and The Henry Clay People. My Son’s Home is 18 tunes strong and, while [...]
The Roadside Graves, a criminally overlooked New Jersey band, is back with a massively ambitious release. After 2007’s No One Will Know Where You Have Been, the boys have landed on Autumn Tone Records which is also home to J. Tillman and The Henry Clay People. My Son’s Home is 18 tunes strong and, while [...]
I was talking with John, the lead singer of Roadside Graves, after this session about how to describe the band to those unfamiliar with the New Jersey outfit. He tended to go with older acts such such as The Band, Dylan and Burrito Brothers while I threw out modern day contemporaries like The Felice Brothers [...]