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“Let’s cut to the chase and toss critical self-restraint out the door: The Minneapolis-based Buck-Fifty Boys have uncorked the first great rock ‘n’ roll record of the year.
Singer/guitarist/chief songwriter Seth Hogan is a storyteller operating on a higher plane than most of us, with his tales playing like dusty mystery/romance vignettes that sound as if they’re delivered by the demons of Gram Parsons, Keith Richards and John Prine.”
“Two of the record’s strongest songs - ‘’Carmen Miranda’’ and ‘’Set Me Down’’ - were penned by singer/guitarist/fiddler Eric Christopher.
Both he and Hogan can sing, both can write, and when they do it together, they sound like gin-soaked soul mates. Which is why it’s no exaggeration to suggest the Hogan-Christopher team is a budding duo on the lines of Pirner-Murphy or Olson-Louris.
Nor is it hype to call ‘’The Buck-Fifty Boys’’ exactly what it is: A sophisticated, spirited, sloppy, stunning debut.”
“Its those risky, dense images, Hogan’s steely, full-of-character of voice, and of course, the gorgeous, warm guitars flowing everywhere that make this CD more intriguing than your run-of-the-roots rockout”
“He insinuates, rails and whispers, as though knowing more than he’ll reveal. He writes from private mysteries, rather than anything a listener might recognize after waking and leaving dreams behind.”
“This is the kind of music that makes everyone feel like they are in old Hollywood movies.
Keep your ears peeled for songs like ‘Esmerelda’. The guitar here is superb, gripping, alluring.
Hollywood Movie Star is a Marlboro man-loses-beautiful-woman story with the sweetness of the 60s, and the sadness of low, low, low down country music.
I can honestly say these guys have scrubbed golden every rusted string of my heart.”
Bio
The Buck-Fifty Boys were born on a Minneapolis street corner, named after the day’s $1.50 take in an open guitar case. A roots-driven band with a heartland soul, they released one album and toured nationally in the late ’90s, sharing stages with Gillian Welch, The Old 97’s, and more. After years apart—and a few lives lived—they reunited to record long-lost songs written on the road. New singles are being released starting in May, 2025.