You find Andrew Gabbard on the road and in his creative prime on this astral road trip, collecting songs like a cosmic traveller hitching a ride. “Ramble & Rave On!,” Andrew’s third solo LP, sounds like the kind of weathered tattoo you'd see etched on a barfly’s forearm as he slams another drink in a dive. Like its title, the record feels like something that’s always been around; a trusty mixtape that everyone can agree on. Andrew comes to this collection of songs with something that very much feels like a ‘studio’ record, the kind of album a 60s rock star feels like they've built the confidence to make, to shake off rawness for something fuller and more realized. The fact that this record was yet again a homemade effort, with Andrew playing everything {apart from Sven Kahns’ pedal steel), gives you an idea of how devoted and studied he is to creating that perfect song. ‘Ramble & Rave On!’ is Andrew’s most personal album yet, it finds him journeying between his worlds as a decades long touring & studio musician/vocalist for the Black Keys, as a songwriter with his head-in-the-stars, and as the man in his home with the people he holds dearest and with the studio where he brings it all together. It is clear that Andrew finds himself at this prolific point in his career completely beholden to songs, to their absolute power, and to their otherworldly ability to connect. He has mastered his craft and proves throughout the course of this album that he can truly make a pitstop stop at every genre.
Andrew's third studio solo LP; his best work yet! Constant collaborator of The Black Keys: touring guitarist, background vocalist, and studio musician. Collaborator and co-writer with Marcus King. Previous member of The Buffalo Killers.
For fans of... Big Star, Todd Rundgren, Michael Nau, Neil Young, Buffalo Killers, Thee Shams, Brian Wilson, The Black Keys.
Available on indies-only clear/black swirl vinyl