Scout's Honor - Roots in Gasoline
Thinker Thought Records (2004)

I got really excited when I read the press release comparing Scout's Honor to bands like Against Me! and Hot Water Music, as I'm a huge fan of both bands. I listened to the first song and was pretty disappointed, as I didn't think the song was that good. Lucky for me, I kept listening because the rest of the album is totally killer.

I do hear bit of Against Me! (more along the lines of their laid back songs) and How Water Music throughout this album, but they have taken influences from those two bands and molded it together wtih country, bluegrass and hardcore as well (not hardcore per se, but there's an inherent heavieness in their music). They mesh these sounds together well, which makes for some great music (excpet the first song, but the rest of the album makes up for that).

I'm pretty blown away by this album. Atomic Satterfield and Jared Grabb are really talented songwriters and musicans. I expect to see them on No Idea or an even bigger label in the near future (or at least become a well known name in the punk community).

Reviewed by RF