Catfish Haven Tell Me Label: Secretly Canadian Release Date:08/22/2006

Whatever happened to rock ‘n roll, because I forgot all about it. It must of slipped my mind somewhere between the twelve piece pop bands and every guy with an acoustic guitar that is now folk explosion. Or, was it before that? When all garage band’s were named “The…” or over synthed dance bands? I have no idea, because it’s been that long.

And all it took to remind me of the beauty of rock ‘n roll, was a quarter in the jukebox and three guys from Chicago, IL.

Catfish Haven’s new album, Tell Me, is comprised of ten songs about regret, longing, and heartache. And is the most soulful and earnest record I have heard all year.

Their sound is the perfect combination of the wistfulness of The Replacement’s mixed with the passion and energy of an early seventies Springsteen concert. While the powerful testimonies of frontman, George Hunter are the loneliest poems, etched in the back of your mind on restless nights, the freewheeling sounds are the backdrop to the rowdiest nights of beers and billiards with your buddies.

This isn’t a groundbreaking record, it’s just rock ‘n roll, but for the first time in a long time, it’s perfectly executed.

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