Artist: Paul Coady Feat. The Edsel Bros.

Artist: Paul Coady Feat. The Edsel Bros.

Link: http://www.reverbnation.com/paulcoady/songs

With a charismatic vocal wonderfully reminiscent of legendary blues-rocker, Mick Jagger, Paul Coady provides the soundtrack to a celebration of honest-to-God rock 'n' roll that (together with supporting band,The Edsel Bros.) conjures up what it must have been like to party with The Standells.

Let it be said, only Paul Coady could have turned me onto the rational exuberance of The Long Ryders' “Looking for Lewis and Clark,” not only capturing the original's spirit, but also overtaking its lead vocal with Coady's. Indeed, with his considerable vocal chops, Coady & Co. are a force to be reckoned with when they switch things up on the album's standout track, “Horn O Plenty.” Unlike the monochrome distorted chord jangle elsewhere on Our Father's Sons, this jam is built on distortion swells that find definition in a prominent bassline recalling early-80's arcade game, Spy Hunter. On top of that, Coady's attitudinal sneer of “I feel used” (as in, “I know what you're doin', yeah, you're just killin' time / I feel used”) sets up the memorable musical hook: “I feel used one time too many / You talk of love, but I don't feel any / Lord, I feel used.”

It's no surprise that Coady and The Edsel Bros. have been known to share a bill with Chicago compatriots, Go Time! These bands' particular brand of rock 'n' roll is the type that fuels all-nighters full of drag-races and drinking on car hoods. To wit, in an interview with Chicago Indie Music Live, Coady recounted one fan's reaction to his live show with The Edsel Bros.: "That's rock-n-roll, you made me feel like I was 17." That about sums it up.

*** The author of this review, Albert Bell, plays the dohol for the following band: http://youtu.be/tMS73-1kCr8