Wildfires

With Wildfires, The Mohawk Lodge sheds their dirty folk leanings in favor of blue collar indie soul. Whereas debut disc Rare Birds catered in campfire songs, the band's sophomore record is a musical forest fire. While early Lodge material often relied on homespun charm, every track on Wildfires seems an act of desperate catharsis. This time around the band's songwriting manages to nod as much to Springsteen as Smog, while their playing manages to bridge the gap between Fleetwood Mac and the Constantines.