DEATHRAY DAVIES - The Kick And The Snare LP metal Age and musical maturity have

Age and musical maturity have chiseled away the unnecessary parts of the persona

This is the first fully realized "band" recording from the group and serves as a seminal album in the 20 plus year spanning career of one of North America's esteemed wordsmiths

but little feels makeshift about it these days

he's finished his fourth album

now there are five (including the Hangman Records release The New and Improved Bob Dylan

DEATHRAY DAVIES - The Kick And The Snare LP metal Age and musical maturity haveLimited edition of 200 copies. Davies, as in Ray? As in The Kinks? I dont know so, but I definitely think so. But they are not merely a retro 60s band, as Deathray Davies also reference the rock n rollin power pop of Cracker and the sweetly driving melodic bubblyness of the Go Go's. That is, aside from singer John Dufilho sounding nothing like Belinda Carlisle (or any other woman). No, hes got more of a Lou Reed vibe of indifference, but with just the