Bangups
Album Name: Ten Dollars an Hour
Key Track: “Keep Walkin’”
So what if Bangups consists of two members? Who cares that it has been around less than a year? What difference does it make that its first and only album is less than 22 minutes long? None of that seems to matter when listening to Ten Dollars an Hour. Guitarist and vocalist Joey Dornbos and drummer Brent French easily make up for their brief existence, playing convincing country-rock that makes you stop and wonder if you’ve heard it before. You haven’t, but Bangups’ influences of Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and the White Stripes are right beneath the surface. Dornbos sings about themes of religion, rebellion and girls in a voice that sounds like it’s blasting through the tiny speakers of a radio, but this adds to the instant-classic effect. For a two-man show, Bangups has tight production and a clean sound; there’s no suggestion of a mattress-in-the-garage recording studio here. Being so new might be a challenge, but being a local band from Grand Rapids, Mich. will help it get its sound out. Its MySpace page is pretty new, but look for a Web site coming soon. The album is out now.
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