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The Wallflowers - Exit Wounds (Album Review)
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It must be a little difficult to be a songwriter and also be the son of one of the best songwriters of all time, but Jakob Dylan has done what he can. In spite of the unavoidable comparisons to Bob Dylan, Jakob’s band The Wallflowers have created at least one perfect song in the past 30 years. It’s more than Sean Lennon has to show for himself. With a magical Tom Petty-esque groove and snarling electric guitar backing, “One Headlight” is the song in The Wallflowers’ catalogue that makes the case for just a smidge of nepotism.
Twenty-five years later, you’d be hard pressed to find a song that levels up to the organ-based groove of “One Headlight,” but there are parts of The Wallflowers’ new album that come close.
Exit Wounds
For Fans Of: Counting Crows, Tom Petty, Third Eye Blind
The Wallflowers know how to make a return. Around since 1989, the American rock band has released seven studio albums, often spaced several years apart. Their most recent,
Exit Wounds, comes nearly a decade after its predecessor.
Exit Wounds traverses the past, present and future; gloomy at times but hopeful at others. The Wallflowers’ comfort in their sound is palpable. Frontman Jakob Dylan’s distinctive gravelly vocals shine. And the band’s often slow, roots-infused instrumentation adds layers of emotion to the poetic lyrics.
Listening through
Exit Wounds, the metaphor built by the lead single “Roots and Wings” seems to capture the essence of the album as a whole. Jakob Dylan came into the music scene with a history and foundation as the son of legendary musician Bob Dylan. But despite people’s expectations, he showed off his own distinct style with the formation of The Wallflowers. In tra