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Zach Williams & The Reformation
Electric Revival
Independent
Anyone nostalgic for top quality, 1970s-style Southern Rock will be pleased with Zach Williams and the Reformation’s debut release, Electric Revival. Gritty vocals, catchy hooks, and a hefty overcoat of blues evoke the days when the Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band, and Lynyrd Skynyrd were ringing the airwaves of AOR radio. Comparisons to the Black Crowes are inevitable, especially with guitarist Luther Dickinson’s guest appearance on “Angel With a Broken Wing.” “Midnight Ride” and “Without You” bring back memories of the Allman Brothers circa 1973, thanks especially to Al Gamble (Gamble Brothers) on the B3 organ. “Take Me Home” is a bluesier cousin to Marshall Tucker’s “Can’t You See,” and “Two More Days” is a catchy earworm (“You need two more days to try to fix this thing…but your ‘two more days’ turned into yesterday”) with a ;hook full of snark. A casual Google finds that several band members played together previously, which explains why a group that formed in 2008 sounds so solid. Put down that copy of Sweet Home Alabama and try something new from Electric Revival.
—Lyn Dunagan
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