Alabama-based newcomer, Dan Sartain doesn't mean no harm…But, he does mean business.
Raised on both Johnny Cash and the Sex Pistols, he's just a down-home country punk that wants to not only rock the socks off your mama, but make her dance too. His debut album, "Dan Sartain Vs. The Serpientes" is perfect garage trash rock that rolls sped-up blues, Libertines-y punk, and rockabilly country honk all into one loosely rolled joint. The set moves at a breakneck speed, moving from one tiny monster to another and Sartain has plenty enough in the lungs to make the monster scream.
Album opener, "Tryin To Say" sets the tone with its Pete Doherty-like riff and "I Could Have Had You" sounds straight out of a Tarantino movie. With its body-movin breakbeat, surf guitars, and cocky lyrics, it's the album's standout. "Metropolis" has beautiful traces of Richard Hell and "Autopilot" is a stunningly chilling acoustic tale of drugging and zoning out.
What is there not to like here? Well kids, the answer is: nothing. It's one of the best solo artist debuts in quite a long time, and worth tracking down (But, you gotta look further than Best Buy for this gem). In a post-White Stripes school of rock, Dan Sartain is well on his way towards moving to the head of the class.
Note: This was written a few years ago. Since then, Sartain has released the equally killer "Join Dan Sartain"
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