Taylor Locke is better known as the guitarist of Rooney. It's obviously been a very busy year for him, as Rooney released a new album over the summer ... and he has released two albums from his side project Taylor Locke & The Roughs.
I'm not really a Rooney fan, so I wasn't expecting to like Taylor Locke & The Roughs. In fact, I ignored the spring release "Grain & Grape". But I read a review of the new album "Marathon", and was intrigued. Comparisons to Jellyfish are natural ... in fact the sound reminds me of Jason Falkner's post-Jellyfish band, The Grays, but with more of a rock edge ... at times they also remind me of Butch Walker (especially in "My Only Drug"). Let's call it powerpop with substance ... and strong classic rock influences.
Both "Marathon" and "Grain & Grape" are great albums. No videos have been posted for "Marathon" yet, but enjoy these tracks from "Grain & Grape" ...
It looks like a few live performance videos have been posted for songs from "Marathon", so let me post those as well ...
Visit the band's website at http://www.tlatr.com/.
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