R.R. Williams, Calumet

R.R. Williams is a lot of things, and none of them are easily or quickly explained.These are songs about an American life from the honest-to-god user end, but believe you me- they waste not a single second muddling around in minutia. Williams writing quickly guides listeners straight into the belly of the beast; the deepest dwellings where the smoke is thick as the darkness; where we dare to ask our most honest questions of the universe. These are urgent matters; Purpose, Fate, Destiny, Redemption.Theres perverse and bizarre nuance to this modern life that doesnt fit into a genre, a time, or a place necessarily. The fibers of the here dont always intertwine with the fibers of the now as they once did, and the spaces where those knots have slipped are where these songs pick up the slack.But dont let all this philosophical mumbo jumbo distract anyone from the fact that these are rocknroll songs. The radio may want you to think that thoughtful and expansive lyrics dont pair well with catchy hooks and rowdy guitar tone, but R.R. Williams certainly doesnt want you to think that. Not for a second.​