First sight: Guards

Richie Follin combines gutsy rock'n'roll with gilt-edged tragedy in his latest incarnation, one-man band GuardsWho are they? As with Wolf Gang, two weeks ago, they are actually a he. Guards is New York-based Californian Richie James Follin, who makes a sound he variously calls "current vintage" and "pop wave doom".What on earth is that?Well, the scant publicity material so far further describes Guards as "primal rock'n'roll meets C86", which isn't far off. We'd also like to throw in early 60s ...

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