When Dirty Sweet came on the scene in late 2003 and early 2004, the local hipsters didn’t know what to make of them. We were still knee-deep in ‘80s nostalgia popularized by the likes of the Killers, Interpol, and Franz Ferdinand, and Dirty Sweet didn’t look or sound right by those standards. There were no skinny ties, no synthesizers… a lot more Robert Plant than Robert Smith. Not much had changed by the time the band released their debut album, ...Of Monarchs and Beggars, in 2007. I had a friend tell me he thought they were a classic rock cover band, and another came right out and used the term "cock-rock”.

   So, in 2010, with the success of acts like Wolfmother and Kings of Leon, a much more receptive audience that awaits Dirty Sweet’s second album, American Spiritual. And wouldn’t you know it—they pick this moment to go all contemporary on us. While staying firmly rooted in the "scuzzy, ass-shaking rawk ‘n’ roll” exalted by the NME some years back, Ryan Koontz and company have decided to branch out a bit. These guy might still look like Shooter Jennings’ family reunion, but they don’t necessarily sound like it anymore.

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  Группа молодая, но стремится играть музыку в стиле 60-х. Это здорово и я сечас знакомлюсь с ее творчеством. и вам советую, не прогадаете.