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Ahead of their appearance at the 2024 Rock and Roll Rumble next weekend, New Hampshire's Robotic Hawks have released a new four song EP. The songs on All Business are just straight up alt-rock songs destined to be classics. The lead single, "High Maintenance," sounds like if Guided By Voices decided to write a hit song and straight up knocked it out of the park. Robotic Hawks are definitely influenced by the 90's, but All Business is hardly just a throwback or tribute to that decade. Robotic Hawks take those now classic sounds and update them to sound fresh for 2024. Plus, for those of us who love a good cover song, the EP closes with a cover of Terence Trent D'Arby's classic "Wishing Well." The only negative thing about All Business is that it has us wishing for more from Robotic Hawks, as this feels like a taste of even more greatness to come. Tyler Pollard (vocals/bass) says of his band's new EP: “The song themes on  All Business  center aroun...

Photo by Kelly Davidson Studio Hailing from New Hampshire, Robotic Hawks have released a new three song EP. Minnesota Fats is fast paced alt-rock that is ridiculously catchy. The title track is the kind of song that is instantly familiar and sounds like The Replacements formed in the mid 90's, recruited Robert Pollard, and decided to inject a little metal into their sound. "Turn Away" is going to draw even more Guided By Voices comparisons, and kind of goes into a little bit of a Southern California in the 60's sound. The EP closes out with a cover of Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers' "I'm Not Your Man." It's a modern power pop cover of a classic from 1988. Robotic Hawks are masters of an infectious blend of alt-rock that is an absolute blast. Tyler Pollard (vocals, bass) says of the song "Minnesota Fats:" “On the surface, the song is about real life ‘pool hustler’ Rudolf Wanderone a.k.a. ‘Minnesota Fats’. Fats had a complicated rel...