Dave Hause’s musical style is best described by an old Frank Turner lyric: “The path I chose isn’t straight and narrow/It wanders around like a drunken fellow.” From his hardcore past (The Curse, Paint It Black) to his punk band (The Loved Ones) to acoustic folk (his solo work), Hause has moved fluidly across genres. So, it’s hardly surprising that he’s once again tweaked his sound. His latest record, …and The Mermaid, is a full band effort, playing straight ahead rock music – raw, guitar-driven, energetic without too much sub-genre complication – reminiscent of everyone from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and The Replacements to The Kinks.
While Hause has toured off and on with backing band, The Mermaid (singular, not plural),…

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