Kevin Bronson on November 22nd, 2010

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Hipsters who like their rock-Americana stripped-down, deconstructed or freaked-out should move along quietly. Truth & Salvage Co. get folky the classic-rock way, with sturdy, clean guitar lines, crafted arrangements and stadium-sized four-part harmonies. Not unlike their sonic brethren the Black Crowes (Chris Robinson produced their debut album, released in May), the L.A.-based sextet [previewed last year] channels the flannel-shirted anthems of the ’70s through the muscle of the ’90s; singers Scott Kinnebrew, Tim Jones, Bill “Smitty” Smith and Walker Young sound ready to go toe-to-toe with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young or Poco. For its part, “Pure Mountain Angel” is like one of those road songs made for two-lane highways.

||| Live: Truth & Salvage Co. opens for the Black Crowes on Dec. 11 at the Palladium. The band will also make a return appearance at the Stagecoach festival April 30-May at the Empire Polo Field in Indio.