(Bassist/guitarist Alex Stiff’s first album was by Wham!, but that influence is, suffice to say, non-existent in the Record Company’s sound – other than the fact that they can write a damn good hook.) Vos even reveals that the first album he ever bought was ZZ Top’s Eliminator, while drummer/pianist Marc Cazorla recalls his first musical purchase being a 7-inch of Waylon Jennings’s Dukes of Hazzard theme song.
“We’re influenced by everything from early electric blues, early punk, early country, gospel music,” says singer/guitarist/harmonica virtuoso Chris Vos. Los Angeles power trio the Record Company, who released their debut album Give It Back to You on Concord Music last year, fit right into that scene with their swampy, sweaty sound - but they eschew the idea that they’re part of some revival moment or are limited to a certain retro genre. Blues-rock is having a moment right now, with artists like Gary Clark Jr., Alabama Shakes, Chris Stapleton, and of course the Black Keys introducing a whole new generation to real roots music and authentic analog instrumentation.
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