★★★★★
Buy it from Buy the CDDownload as MP3J Roddy Walston & The BusinessEssential TremorsAto Records2013 The classic 70s rock stylings of pianist frontman Walston and friends recently earned them a coveted slot on David Letterman's Late Show . On the evidence of their third album, it isn't obvious why...
- www.theguardian.com
2014-03-16
★★★★★
Despite having been around in the US for more than a decade, you can be forgiven for never having heard of J. Roddy Walston & The Business. Formed in 2002 after Walston moved to Baltimore, Essential Tremors is their third LP - and the first to land in the UK - and is named after their frontman's longstanding nervous-system disorder. Right there is an example of their slightly different way of going about things and their efficient, blues-y rock is an equally rare find...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2014-03-12
★★★★★
Guitar rock fans who parted ways with one-time would-be saviors Kings of Leon after that band lost the plot in a morass of drugs and "Sex on Fire" were no doubt heartened when they heard Baltimore-by-way-of-Nashville quartet J. Roddy Walston and the Business. A Southern-accented (and occasionally mush-mouthed), piano-pounding wild man lead singer raising holy hell over greasy barroom riffs is everything great rock 'n' roll should be...
- www.popmatters.com
2014-02-27
★★★★★
Dude. Do you smell like BBQ and sweat....and don't give a Fuck? Are you looking for music to be your soundtrack for running around town, drinking beers, and gunning chicks? Are you looking for an excuse to wear a trucker hat and a flannel with the sleeves torn off and a pack Parliments in the chest pocket? Want a recommendation for a dude's dude album? J. Fuckin' Roddy Walston and the Business, bro. Go grab their new album Essential Tremors tomorrow...
- www.syffal.com
2013-09-10
★★★★★
ATO It may have been three years since J. Roddy Walston and The Business released their self-titled 2010 album but that isn't to say that they're taking it easy. They recently signed to a new label, ATO , and continue to build on their reputation as a rambunctious live band. On Essential Tremors_, the band shows that they're ready and fully willing to show off what they've learned...
- www.relix.com
2013-09-20
★★★★★
ATO It may have been three years since J. Roddy Walston and The Business released their self-titled 2010 album but that isn't to say that they're taking it easy. They recently signed to a new label, ATO, and continue to build on their reputation as a rambunctious live band. On Essential Tremors, the band shows that they're ready and fully willing to show off what they've learned...
- www.relix.com
2013-09-09