GOODWIN - 2

It�s been 4 years since Goodwin�s debut album and they have returned with their second release, �2� that catapults over its predecessor with confidence and delivers 10 solid, strong songs that have a helping of downright �excellent� ones � listen below for some of our faves, actually! Like their debut, in spots Goodwin remind of us of fellow Texans Blue Cartoon, but most strongly bring to mind a less edgy "Copper Blue" Sugar, as well as some Replacements, Ruth Ruth, poppy Foo Fighters, and the long-departed Who Hit John. 10 songs of smart, aggressive POWER-poppin� rock. �Texture, white noise, insanely catchy melodies and Tony Diaz`s ironhanded vocals collide in a creative way on just about every song. Their music is prog-rock-ish though not necessarily knotty, more along the lines of The Replacements and the Foos. Their technical goodies reside beneath the surface, beneath the Beatle-esque melodies and two-part harmonies, the Frampton-DP riffage, and the stomping beats. Diaz� honest, unvarnished, masculine voice arguably defines them. Running a close second is Gomez� guitar tone, a warm, buzzing sound to which he administers exquisite touch and feel. Goodwin 2 is relentlessly brutal but in the most pleasing, charming manner, like what I�ve always imagined being beaten up by Muhammad Ali would feel like: Though your ears are ringing and your solar plexus is sore, you want the fight to keep going, just so you can keep watching him. �Just take a seat, pretty boy,� the champ says, reassuringly and somewhat sympathetically. �It�ll be over soon.��-Fort-Worth Telegram. VERY Highly Recommended! Song #1 - mp3

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