Riverboat Gamblers

On their fourth album, these Austin punks sound like seasoned road warriors who've put
their livers through the wringer but haven't lost their tenacity, their brains or their gift for
melody. Adrenalized cuts like "Keep Me From Drinking" bank on Rancid riffs and big,
join–in choruses that can stick in your brain, while fluid guitars, vibraphone and lap steel
pop up on several subtler cuts. Some of the tunes slip into vague kvetching: On "... More >