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Time to Recognize the Dullards, a Washington, DC Roots Rock Band
The Dullards, from the Washington, DC area, are a roots rock bank that falls in line with the likes of Little Feat and the Stray Cats. You may hear some Tom Petty in their work.
Guitarist-songwriters Alistair Millar and Guy Benson have woven together a string of easy-to-hear songs such as “Sour Mash and Gasoline”, “The Shrink”, and “29 Times” that are catchy, unpretentious and accessible. No over-production here, just the four-piece bar-band sound.
“Willard’s”, is a story about some guys on the road, doing what they have to do. It is not an epic tale, just a look at everyday life. “The treatment is working/I must have the disease.” Willard’s is a place; what kind of place we don’t learn. It is just a place they are leaving. The pace of this song, like the others, is meant for the car. The song is not long, but it’s not in a hurry either. Anybody should want enough Dullards songs to get you to wherever you are driving. It seems to me that it would be particularly apropos to be listening to “Sour Mash and Gasoline” while driving Route 66, or perhaps enroute to the Jersey Shore. With the AM radio on, of course.
From the Black Cat to Public TV, the Dullards are visible on the Washington, DC circuit. They have been in the studio recording; this is good because I have a long road trip ahead of me and I don’t think the Dullards’ catalogue will get me that far.
“Willard’s” is a free download on Comm-Cuts #2, teamed with the late great Eric Caroll’s “At Da Doc” and Some Nashville Guy singing “One More Tonight.” The Dullards are also found on RootsRock.com Volume 1.