I mean, I was used to listening to country all the time, and I enjoyed it most of the time, but it was not something I typically did around my friends. Were you a fan right away, or was it a grower album? “Guitars, Cadillacs” was an earlier hit, but didn’t see as much radio play from what I recall. My dad always had the radio on in the garage or the truck, so I heard it frequently. The song “Little Ways” was a radio hit at the time. Here’s what Gower recalls about that crucial discovery. Issued by Reprise Records, Gower found the wistful, bittersweet “Bakersfield Sound”-style country record soon after its release - when he was just 18 years old. The band’s guitarist and vocalist, Jeffery Gower, recently dished on an album that helped shaped him: Dwight Yoakam’s 1987 “Hillbilly Deluxe” LP. Then, in April of this year, the band unveiled its latest collection of tracks, the “Waiting for the Click” EP, a Phonophore Records and GTG Records co-release. Back in 2019, the prolific outfit released one brand new single for each month of the year - each soaked with dynamic vocal harmonies and pounding backbeats. On each release, the band sonically explores various other catchy guitar-driven sounds, think of The Byrds or The Knack. With a shared appreciation for classic power-pop bands like Elvis Costello, Big Star, Sloan and Teenage Fanclub, the members of The Stick Arounds have issued three full-length albums and a handful of hook-filled singles since its genesis a decade ago.
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