Author: Team Uber

The problem with the categorization of bands into specific generic pigeonholes is that it can lead to just that: the association of a specific musical style which does not necessarily suit either the band or their musical modus operandi, especially when the latter casts a much wider net than that initial pat post boxing. A case in point are these German retro-rockers, who could fit so easily into the broad church which recently has been branded as the “New Wave of Classic Rock”: but that is to do Hound something of a dis-service because, whereas the majority of the bands blithely so compartmentalized propound a style of blues-rock reminiscent of the heyday of Messrs Hunter, Ronson et al, this particular combo have so much more to offer, traversing seemingly disparate but comfortingly complementary styles, from folk to psychedelia, blues to ambient prog, and even disharmonic jazz, with an alacrity and ease that confounds as much as it enervates.