When I think about the band Dawes, I’m remind of that line in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou when George Clooney’s character, Ulysses Everett McGill, is explaining the sound of his band, the Soggy Bottom Boys. In an attempt to convince the old blind radio station operator that the group is worthy enough to play on air, Everett says, “Uh, sir, the Soggy Bottom Boys is been steeped in old-timey material. Heck, we’re silly with it, ain’t we boys?” Now if you consider CCR, CSN, Neil Young, The Byrds, The Band, and Gram Parsons, “old-timey material,” then Dawes too, are steeped in, and silly with it.