Josh Smith, the unassuming (an unassumingly named) former guitarist and co-founder of Bay Area rock faves The F**king Champs and latter-day Drunk Horse axeman, hung up his heavy rock handle in early 2004, looking to start something refreshing and new. Taking cues from the pop melodies and harmonies of The Zombies, ABBA and Brian Wilson, Smith wanted to fuse that sound to the rollicking rhythms of 60's era R&B along the lines of the 1966 incarnation of Gatemouth Brown's Beat Boys with Freddie King. The guitarist joined up with drummer Jack Matthew and bassist Aaron Burnham to form The Makes Nice. [click the full story to stream the album]
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