DAVE FAVOURS & THE ROADSIDE ASHES SERVE UP THEIR FINEST WITH THIRD ALBUM, ‘SERVICE STATION CHICKEN’
Album out today via Stanley Records
Service Station Chicken, the third full-length release from Dave Favours & the Roadside Ashes is out today.
The album is easily the most realised in the band’s career and is the perfect showcase for their unique blend of Oz indie rock meets twangy alternative country. They’ve truly found their sound with this one.
Favours is a massive record collector but is not a huge fan of classifying things by genre. We’ll give you some reference points anyway. Tracks like Waterfront Blues and Already Done sound like they come from an era where sticky carpets, beer and bands like the Screaming Tribesmen, the Johnnys and Beasts of Bourbon dominated the inner-city pubs.
Favours’ love of heartland rock acts like Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and the Rolling Stones comes through on Dinin’ Out, Dreaming with the Dead and A Town that Never Was. Of course, there’s plenty of alt-country in the mix as well, with the Wilco-esque Rosalie and a countrified cover of Didn’t Tell the Man (Radio Birdman/The Hitmen), complete with acoustic guitar pedal steel and honky tonk piano.
According to Favours, “I’ve always loved albums that don’t subscribe to any particular style. We’re often put in the alt-country pigeonhole because at times we have acoustic guitars and pedal steel – there’s dobro and violin on this record as well. But we also pride ourselves in being able to deliver four-on-the-floor rock’n’roll – some call it cowpunk. A Saturday night gig can have a very different feel to a Sunday afternoon show and we’re always mixing it up. I wanted this album to represent that.”
The album’s title track is probably the best representation of Favours’ philosophy. “I can hear my love of 80’s era Saints in that one but there’s a lot of Lucero and Drive-By Truckers in there as well.”
Fresh from their performance at this year’s Dashville Skyline festival, as well as recently having secured supports with Kentucky’s Laid Back Country Picker and local legends like Charlie Owen and The Johnnys, the band is firing on all cylinders.
Extensive touring happening in January to March 2026.
SERVICE STATION CHICKEN IS OUT NOW ON VINYL AND DIGITAL via STANLEY RECORDS.
DAVE FAVOURS & THE ROADSIDE ASHES:
Dave Favours Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Harmonica, Jews Harp, Percussion, Hand Claps, Vocals
Dave Hatt Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Hand Claps, Backing Vocals
Driza-Bone-D Bass, Hand Claps, Backing Vocals
Looch Lewis Drums, Shaker
Aaron Langman – Pedal Steel
Michael Carpenter – Hammond Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals
Craig Louey – Violin
TRACK LIST:
WATERFRONT BLUES
DININ’ OUT
DREAMING WITH THE DEAD
DIDN’T TELL THE MAN
ALREADY DONE
SERVICE STATION CHICKEN
ROSALIE
2 CAR GARAGE
WHERE THE BUSES DON’T RUN
A TOWN THAT NEVER WAS
All songs written by Dave ‘Favours’ Forrester, except Didn’t Tell the Man by Chris Masuak
Produced by Michael Carpenter
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