Feral Roots
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Feral Roots
Feral Roots is the sixth studio album by American rock band Rival Sons. It was released on January 25, 2019, through Low Country Sound and Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album since Hollow Bones (2016), and their first release on Atlantic Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Do Your Worst", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in March 2019. - Wikipedia
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Louder Sound
Long Beach rockers’ Rival Sons' sixth album twists and turns and ultimately triumphs.
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Blues Rock Review
From start to end, Feral Roots shows Rival Sons performing as well as fans have grown to expect of them—and the experience is just as enjoyable now as it was a decade ago.
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Consequence of Sound
Electric rhythms intertwine with warm vocals and glowing melodies throughout Feral Roots, making for an experience where listeners will find something different to enjoy in each track.
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Rock and Blues Muse
With six albums and an EP in their catalogue, Rival Sons may have made the defining album of their career with Feral Roots.
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Louder than War
Rival Sons are back with an album that takes the modern radio-rock sound and elevates it to a whole new level. Feral Roots doesn’t shy away from the bands older influences and keeps the rawness of the band alive and well but adds a more polished production and ultimately packs a superior sound.
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Glide Magazine
With Feral Roots, Buchanan’s undeniable heavenly and unrelenting vocals alone, continue to be simply awe-inspiring.
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Rock and Roll
“Feral Roots” is the band’s latest release, and it’s a powerhouse of an album, showcasing the band’s ability to blend riffy, heavy rock’n’roll sounds with soul and gospel, while also showing a willingness to head off the beaten path now and again.
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2loud2oldmusic
It is brilliant!!!
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Blog Eil
This is a beast of an album, showcasing the groups talents once again, vocally and instrumentally, this has got to be an early contender for rock album of the year, and we are still in January.
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All Music
That craftsmanship, no doubt bolstered by the group's adherence to a rigorous tour schedule, is the glue that keeps Feral Roots from bursting apart at the seams.
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Exclaim!
Rival Sons are a great band with a great sound; the only thing they're guilty of is doing what they do really well, but then exhausting it over and over again.
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Cryptic Rock
Full of skilled guitar licks, stimulating vocals, and a rattling rhythm section, Feral Roots is a consummate example of why Rival Sons are experts at Rock-n-Roll.
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GNE
With this album ‘Feral Roots’, the Rival Sons truly are ones to rival.
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The Prelude Press
Feral Roots is an exciting and captivating listen from start to finish - it’s something you’ll have on repeat for months to come.
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My Global Mind
A beautifully put together collection of melodic, powerful modern rock songs with meaning.
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Maximum Volume
On “Feral Roots” they’ve breathed new life into themselves by looking back to that rich and varied past.
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The Soundboard
Feral Roots is mostly enjoyable, and for whatever scraps of quality the throwback-rock scene has nowadays, an album that’s reliably decent trumps so, so much.
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Dead Press
In short, ‘Feral Roots’ is a classic American rock ‘n’ roll journey that is effective, but gets a little long in the tooth.
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The Offbeat Music Blog
With the use of synths and female group backing vocals, the album does show a little more of the band than just their comfort zone, exemplified by album closer, Shooting Stars, which is led by gospel-esque soul vocals.
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Immortal Reviews
In their new record Feral Roots, Rival Sons explode to life with massive riffs, vocals, and energy from start to finish, never missing a step along the way.
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Metal Temple
RIVAL SONS explore enriched yet prolific superiorities that waves with meaty weight, ambient atmosphere and adept abilities - worth the time.
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Music Matters Media
Still, when taken – and listened to – as an entity by itself, Feral Roots proves that Rival Sons can rival or even best nearly any of their contemporaries.
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Electric Eye
All in all this is an excellent release which will hopefully propel the band into rock superstardom. This is the record that finally makes good on all their promises by bringing together all the facets of their talents and all the diversity of their influences while showcasing the power they are capable of on stage.
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Musicolliegy
Rival Sons’ sixth album contains riffs galore, and Jay Buchanan’s underrated vocal prowess highlights why this band are a force to be reckoned with.
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Stitcher
Filled with great songwriting, huge riffs, and endless hooks this album is a game changer.
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Cult of Dan Peach
Feral Roots is a strong and diverse album with lots of surprises and hooks-a-plenty.
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Aspiring Human Shazam
Without a doubt the first great Rock n’ Roll album of 2019.
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Herald Standard
“Feral Roots” is an impressive effort that propels Rival Sons to the next level of stardom.
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Pure Grain Audio
The result is a well-produced record with all elements working seamlessly, both musical and visual.
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mxdwn
Overall, it’s a solid album, but Rival Sons have done better. Don’t skip Feral Roots on that account, though, just temper expectations.
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Gregg Akkerman
Feral Roots immediately becomes the benchmark for all others on the list of best rock albums for 2019. It’s a complete victory for the band and I look forward to catching them on tour later in the year.
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Yahoo
Electric rhythms intertwine with warm vocals and glowing melodies throughout Feral Roots, making for an experience where listeners will find something different to enjoy in each track.
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Rock Music Style
The Rival Sons have set up a manifesto that justifiably would have to promote them to the top league of modern blues rock bands.
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Stargazed Magazine
This is the real deal for us lovers of classic rock!
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Sea of Tranquility
Here on Feral Roots, Rival Sons have created 11 ultra-memorable rockers that showcases all their powers, and might just be their most mature and polished effort yet.
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Decibel Geek
I really liked the variety and the band’s ability to combine all their influences into a very cohesive album (except maybe for the last track).
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Sacred Exile
One listen to Feral Roots will tell you this band is not going anywhere.
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Grew Up on Grunge
It won't set the world alight, but "Feral Roots" is a sturdy offering from a band unaffected by the seemingly conventional move in the music biz to ditch your guitar in favour of a laptop and for that alone should be commended.
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