Don’t let the first two tracks off the State Radio’s latest album, Year Of The Crow, deter you from going further into the album, because overall it’s a tenacious rash of music. State Radio is strapped with a rage against the machine attitude and funky sounds that will surely pollute the air around you. Year Of The Crow is not only a rebel shout to all those disturbed with the current condition of politics but it is sincere and painted with the kind of rock & roll that is sadly lacking these days.
There is such a dynamite mixture of musical attributions on Year Of The Crow, from one song to the next State Radio steers clear of the mundane and repetitious. The blend of rock, punk and reggae is perfectly paralleled with Stokes’ winsome voice and earnest ideals of political protest. State Radio is creating the type of music that should be broadcast over the airwaves, however, it’s thought provoking music, so the big media corps will probably throw it in a trash bin and light it on fire then spin a little song about a stripper. Even with the Damn The Man theme pulsating through the album, you can certainly still groove to the songs because State Radio knows how to jam. Year Of The Crow is really a beautiful and strong album in every way, from the instrumental inclusions, the lyrics, the vibe, the production, the vocals…it’s a scorcher. Stand Out Tracks: Fight No More, The Story Of Benjamin Darling Part 1, Fall Of The American Empire
