While the band hails originally from Cleveland, Tennessee and Baltimore, MD, the man behind J. Roddy Walston and The Business, J. Roddy, now calls Richmond home.
While the band hails originally from Cleveland, Tennessee and Baltimore, MD, the man behind J. Roddy Walston and The Business, J. Roddy, now calls Richmond home. It’s been a few years since this blues rocker has thrown something out for his foaming fans, but that wait is finally over. Take a listen to the entirety of the new album, Essential Tremors, below:
But we here at RVA Mag aren’t the only folks excited about this new release. Check out this write up of the album from Rolling Stone:
The record is packed with the band’s trademark riotous, ragged rock, always accented by Walston’s thundering piano and striking vocals: “Marigold” is a gritty, twisted boogie about a trust-fund kid with a drug problem and a few uncertainties about his gender orientation, while “Sweat Shock” is a relentless, pulsating rocker sure to inspire bouts of sanctified spazzing. The band shows off their more poignant side on the gorgeous “Boys Can Never Tell,” laced with pining steel guitar. A few cuts later, they pair that same vulnerability with a rousing rock & roll groove on “Tear Jerk.” The LP closes with the bounding “Midnight Cry,” which builds to a boisterous conclusion before tapering off into sweet, shimmering “ahhs.”
Keep en eye out for our review of the album by early next week.
