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Sam Russo is known as a Brit-Folk solo artist, but lately it's been different. The past couple years he's been playing shows with a full band. Loud, punk rock sets with galloping drums and distorted guitars. Just the way we like it here at Red Scare. Sam and his band were having such a good time raisin' a racket, that he enlisted the gents for this next full length album. "Hold You Hard" is fulla secrets though: Side A is the aforementioned full rock band installment, and Side B has Russo in his traditional solo incarnation. It's a little experimental and a little risky, but Sam ain't scared of taking chances with this batch of songs. In fact, he's all in and already has three tours of North America booked in support of this new material. The Englishman has done a lot of recent traveling that has inspired this storytelling, and after releasing three Russo albums, we're excited for the fourth chapter in his journey.

Tracklist:

01. Gator Lodge
02. Bruises and Sunburn
03. Graveyard
04. Santa Monica Waves
05. Whinny Whinny
06. The Muckleshoot Casino
07. Lifeguard Tower
08. Bait Machine
09. Padlocks and Germs Burns
10. Unsolved Mysteries