Reviewed by Mike SOS An eclectic rock smorgasbord comes to us via Slow Burning Car, whose 12-track “Blowback” emanates with an 80s hard rock foundation and launches from there, reaching into many different branches of the rock tree. Space rock, country, progressive, and light rock are some of the many colors this amalgamation of musicians work in, sounding like a modern rock radio station playlist set on random as cuts like “A Little Sign,” “I Saw the Mountain,” and “Rumbling Chief” come through the speakers. Definitely evoking a free form vibe, Slow Burning Car’s presentation urges you to leave inhibitions at the door to truly soak in the quirky concoction brewed up by this California collective. Slow Burning Car: Troy...

Slow Burning Car Self-released CD By Kenneth Morton Slow Burning Car recently performed their debut show at the infamous Viper Room, and the venue was nearly packed. Little wonder, as founding member Troy Spiropoulos has made quite a name for himself in the local scene with his past projects Lighter Fluid and The Quick & The Dead. Years of experience have matured Spiropoulos into quite an artist, as demonstrated on his imaginative project. A dozen top notch songs are included on Slow Burning Car’s debut release Blowback, each catchy and magnetic in their own stunning way. Spiropoulos has amassed a winning lineup with Slow Burning Car – and there is a lot of intrigue and wonder to be found within the highly impressive...

Blowback ~ by: Slow Burning Car Here’s another variation on the power-pop theme, from a San Pedro-based project that features lots of sound-effects in a collection of 12 textured tunes. You get bird-chirps and phone-rings and background dialogue, and lots of “ooh-oohs” and “la-las” also. The disk’s opening yell of “Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum” before the opening track, “King Con” (featuring Tracii Guns!), might lead one to expect a more aggressive brew, but this effort leans more to Fountains of Wayne than Children of Bodom. Oh, a little bit of lead guitar busts in during songs such as “Formula I” and “A Little Sign,” but then a bit of Fastball-infused Jackson Browne bubbles into “Respect” – which turns refreshingly crunchy as it builds....