This just landed on my desk and I haven’t had a whole lot of time to digest it but I am really enjoying what I am hearing.

The Blue Van is a handful of Danes that have put together the most uncanny revival of late 60’s early 70’s American Rock and Roll I have heard in a long time. From gritty yet shimmering guitars, warm B3’s, and a drummer that sounds like he is trying to put his sticks straight through the kit their sophomore album, Dear Independence, is a loving nostalgia filled trip through AM rock–if you’re in doubt give “The Time Is Right” a sample with its taste of BTO melodies and harmonies. It is a short and sweet trip that is the perfect compliment to summer, especially the swing and sway of “Momentarily Sane” which has me wanting to belt out the chorus at the top of my lungs alongside the honky tonk piano line.

You can grab a copy of it over a eMusic or likely what ever record purveyor tickles your fancy.  Really good stuff.