For a while now I'm been listening to a husband and wife musical group that goes by Dirt Poor Robins. They have a cool folk/rock sound and use a variety of musical elements in their songs. It appears that they started out in 2006 and put out their album "The Cage" in 2007. As is the trend with many underground groups, their album is only available via electronic download. I am not one who tends to purchase songs that is just in electronic format since I like to own the physical CD but in this case I made an exception.
I would have to say that what peaked my interest in Dirt Poor Robins was their cover of "Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles. My first impression when I saw a cover of a Beatles song was that of disbelief. It seemed pretty ballsy that anyone would have the audacity to try to improve something put out by them. So I gave it a listen to see how bad it was... but the joke was on me because it was incredible. It sounded great and was in no way disrespectful to the Beatles.
"The Hollywood Song" and "Love Again" are two others that stand out as great songs but the entire CD is worth listening to. Dirt Poor Robins hasn't had any official news releases since late 2007 so I'm a bit concerned that they haven't received enough support and are being left by the way side. I really hope this is not the case but if anyone is able to enjoy their music as a result of this post, my job is done. Happy listening.
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