Deadweight
© Copyright-Roy Davis
(786851899825)
Record Label: Milltown Recording Co.
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Roy Davis exists in a space where the only thing that matters is the sound of guitars and drums hitting microphones, and an aching voice reminding you to feel anything at all.
Though just 21 years old, he has shared the stage with internationally acclaimed acts Josh Ritter and Say ZuZu, and his debut album has received nods of approval from the music community and sales from across the globe.
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Further and Further..
author: Sam Pfeifle, Portland Phoenix
"Davis has found his range as a singer, cultivating his alt-country accent and knowing his limits, and broadened his sound, getting both more raucous and more stripped-down at various times.
...has made an album any alt-country fan can settle into, but doesn’t sound like a knock-off.
...Davis’ lyrics have this odd nonsensical cant to them, but when you tease them out, like the Mulder and Scully reference that comes later in this tune, they usually make sense in an X-Files sort of way. ...feels like you’re being dragged against your will into the future."
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Roy Davis & The Dregs
author: songs: illinois
"Roy Davis and the Dregs record Deadweight is not on any of the release lists that bloggers comb for new music to write about. And that’s a shame since this new record highlights one of the best new voices on the roots rock scene. The title song puts much of the emphasis on Davis’ deep, rich, but wavering, vocals. They’re packed with emotion and the moribound lyrical content lend them even more severity. This sophomore effort is a keeper; add it to your collection by clicking here."
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It's a Cracker!
author: Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music
It’s a cracker! 100% Guaranteed. "Roy Davis wrings emotion from his voice as if he learned the "how-to" from Neil Young. For Davis, hitting the notes are less important than the feeling. Jon Nolan’s production places Davis’ ragged voice to ride atop the country-rock laments most closely resembling the sound of Wilco’s A.M. Davis’ outstanding debut Grey Town showcased an artist with tumult. Fortunately, for the listeners it sounds like he hasn’t personally worked much out yet.
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Roy Davis & The Dregs/Deadweight
author: Hal Bogerd
"(RD&DREGS’) upcoming release “Dead Weight” echoes influences from several artists including The Band on the opening track “Please Go Home” and Neil Young on “Come Around”. In between Roy recalls Whiskeytown’s glory days on “Dead Weight”, “Get What’s Coming” could be a lost track from Ryan Adam’s solo disc “Demolition” and “Further and Further” could be a cover from Jonathan Richman’s “Jonathan Goes Country” (and yes I do mean that as a compliment). Twangster fans of the usual suspects (Wilco, Jayhawks, Ryan Adams,etc.) will dig this disc of Alt-Country/Americana from one of the scenes more promising young songwriters." -Hickory Wind
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