Apparently, Dawes represent a Seventies Laurel Canyon country rock revival.
But in today’s musical multi-verse all forgotten genres are available on-line instantly, and Dawes are merely further proof of the simultaneous existence of everything.
Sniff their second album, inhale the car fume high, taste the air conditioned freshness, and endure the nostril coke sting.
Dawes hit the strip running with Time Spent In Los Angeles, romanticising some ingenue’s downward drift, and If I Wanted Someone, sunshine-warmed re-heats of familiar fuzzy harmonies and loose licked guitars, with their era-appropriate guest Benmont Tench’s artfully stumbling keyboards, before the band’s own quietly irresistible voice emerges from the heat haze.
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com