Loud & Lonesome (1995) Producer-songwriter-performer Eric Ambel (a.k.a. Roscoe) embodies the New York City-based subgenres that have been clumsily labeled "cowpunk" and "country-fied" R&B. No surprise, then, that his… Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang Rock
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Details Release Date: May 02, 1995; Lead Performance: Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang; Genre: Rock

Producer-songwriter-performer Eric Ambel (a.k.a. Roscoe) embodies the New York City-based subgenres that have been clumsily labeled ''cowpunk'' and ''country-fied'' R&B. No surprise, then, that his exhilarating second solo album Loud & Lonesome evokes Texas via the Lower East Side, on the strength of rough-hewn stylings and achy ballads. A-

Originally posted Jun 30, 1995 Published in issue #281-282 Jun 30, 1995 Order article reprints