Andrew Gabbard "Ramble & Rave On!" LP (Clear With Black Swirl Vinyl)

You find Andrew Gabbard on the road and in his creative prime on this astral road trip, collecting songs like a cosmic traveler 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. 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 a 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. He has mastered his craft, and proves throughout the course of this album that he can truly make a pitstop stop at every genre.