由David von Beck主創的西雅圖鄉村搖滾樂隊，1997年建團至今的第六作。 都不知選哪支試聽好，循環著，感覺很自然地一支支滑過,淳樸素淡，悠然流暢中卻能品出濃郁醇美來，溫暖的木吉他，重重的擊鼓，簡單的配器，歲月釀造的穩實之聲，在擁擠嘈雜的現實里，聽到這種醇美之聲，不由得在這份簡簡疏疏的悠然中淺淺深深的陶醉。 Band Biography Forever there lingers, within each of us, that elusive chance to put it all together. To draw those strings tight in one hand and pull. To say just the right thing in that brief and unexpected flash of a moment before all is lost. These are the chances that Straw Dogs somehow cannot help but take, time and again. And never have the results been stronger, the outcome so consistently irresistible, than on the Dogs\' latest record, Love and Then Hope. Due for release in February 2009, these new songs reach within us and above, stamping the band\'s unique brand of Americana firmly upon us and the music world for good. And it is good. Straw Dogs have always drawn impressive comparisons: the rock and groove of Ryan Adams and Counting Crows, and melodies and harmony that recall CSN, Son Volt on key, and even Pink Floyd. But the band\'s signature sound might be considered a gloss finish, perhaps made too easy for being built, as it is, on a solid base of award-winning songs. You can hear Straw Dogs and its members on radio, satellite, film, and in national advertising campaigns, and always their music demonstrates an allegiance to the craft of songwriting. The new record, Love and Then Hope, truly is a cannon shot that finds higher ground. The Show As a four-piece rock outfit, Straw Dogs consistently puts on dynamic live shows. The band\'s high energy and honed musicianship allow it to conjure, on stage, the sweetest vibes from each of the well-crafted songs on its records. And in longer shows, Straw Dogs front men Dave von Beck and Darren Smith add an acoustic set, which gives the audience a chance to hear just voice and guitar, the root tones and clean harmony that drive this band\'s compositions. With occasional guest musicians in the line-up, including keyboards, pedal steel, dobro, and cello, Straw Dogs never fails to deliver a high-output performance.