Will Hoge - Draw the Curtains

Decades ago, before the first rock and roll idols turned music into a product, musicians played music the way cobblers mended shoes and carpenters built homes. Welcome to the world of Will Hoge. "I'm embarrassingly in love with rock and roll," he admits. "It's all-consuming." Draw The Curtains, Hoge's first album in two years, is a tour de force of authenticity, covering sounds from country and roots to rock, soul and R&B. "Washed by the Water" and "Silver and Gold" gush with the passion and spirituality of Otis Redding-fired rock and roll while "Midnight Parade" resonates with the color of verve of early Springsteen. It's music the way it was meant to be played, with a rock-is-my-life, let's-hit-the-road attitude.