Premiere: The Absolute, ‘Grow’
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The classic rock of L.A. quintet the Absolute covers a lot of turf, from the folk-inspired troubadours of seemingly ancient times to the audacious shredders of the 1970s to current crop of axemen who mash together all the influences of decades past. The band – singer Phil Ross, guitarists Ashton Likes and Michael Pozzi bassist Ryan Driscoll and drummer Anthony Lopez – came on the radar with an EP in 2011 and have released a trickle of singles since, but now they’re ready for their big turn. Their full-length debut, “Grow,” comes out Sept. 26 on Randm Records (A House for Lions, Filligar, et al). Produced and engineered by Mike Butler, “Grow” mixes broad social commentary with tender introspection – as on the strings- and keyboard-infused title track, a hopeful paean to fighting the good fight in which Ross sings “We ascend and take flight / This time I’ll get it right.”
||| Stream: “Grow”
||| Live: The Absolute celebrate their album release with a show Sept. 26 at the Hotel Café.
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