You get the idea when listening to the Favourite Sons that at least one of them owns a beat-up denim jacket and that at some point in his life he wore that spindly thing even in the dead of winter. The Sons’ rock ‘n’ roll oozes with such self-imposed discomfort. They’re the guys who, rather than pretending to have a life story actually went out and got one. Ken Griffin was tending bar and contemplating his musical future when Matthew Werth and Justin Tripp, both formerly of Aspera, ventured up from Philly to find the former Rollerskate Skinny member and talk him back into the business. Good thing for us. Griffin has the cynically assured swagger of Ian McCulloch and can curve a hook as good as a fisherman. In Werth and Tripp he’s not only found a perfect rhythm section, but some people who care about his unpretentious brand of art rock as much as he does.
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These sons are def a favorite.
do you think the jacket had a patch on the back like metallica or ac/dc or was it just straight up beat up denim?
"Down Beside Your Beauty" is a fantastic album, pick up a copy on sept. 12!
i just saw these guys the other night by chance in brooklyn. they blew my fucking mind. i can't wait to get my hands on this CD. this is sure to be one of the best records of 2006/2007
Favourite Sons- look out! For real.