DAVE FAVOURS & THE ROADSIDE ASHES
Dave Favours is a music fan. You know the type, one of those lonely souls who can be found digging through bins in record stores every weekend. And when he’s not spending all his hard-earned on it, he’s talking about it, reading about it, watching it live, writing it, playing it or releasing it (he’s also the big cheese at burgeoning Sydney-based alt-country label, Stanley Records). The bloke
grew up on punk and dirty rock 'n'roll music but growing up, country was always in the background. His lifetime spent collecting records shows in the melting pot of styles that is Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes. There’s definite influences from the Drive-By Truckers, Old 97’s and Lucero. Throw into the mix some Exile-era Stones, Steve Earle at his most hard-edged and old
school punk and indie stalwarts like The Replacements, The Clash, Husker Du, The Johnnys and The Saints and you’ll get an idea of where they’re coming from. These guys have never lived and worked on the land. They don’t ride horses or drive 4WD’s and it shows. According to Dave, “we like to think of it as country-influenced music that comes from the city. We’re way too rockin’ for the country purists and often too country for the rock crowd”.
Their third full-length album will be released in mid-2025.