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The Izzys
Keep Your Powder Dry

Self Released (2010) Sean K.

The Izzys – Keep Your Powder Dry cover artwork
The Izzys – Keep Your Powder Dry — Self Released, 2010

Digital release available for free off their website. But don't consider this a throw-away. This Brooklyn trio offers up free-wheelin' rock and roll songs that will feel good with a cold Busch in your hand and a breeze blowing your hair back. "Under The Sun" kicks things off with a shuffling backbeat and things only perk up from there. 'Lost On The Way" may have you crying in your beer by the time 2 AM rolls around. If Son Volt and Ryan Adams have a place in your collection, than The Izzys are also quite worthy of a prime piece of real estate too.

6.0 / 10Sean K. • September 2, 2010

The Izzys – Keep Your Powder Dry cover artwork
The Izzys – Keep Your Powder Dry — Self Released, 2010

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