A little while ago I reviewed South Wales band Gashcan 5 (cowbilly punk band if you can believe that) and liked very much their irreverent style.  The Fontana's is a side project for Scott (of the Gashcan) and a guy called Keith from a band called Tall Tale Tellers, soon to appear on MP3 Unsigned in their own right - or at least that's what the Fontana's webpage states.  The Fontana's -

This enlightening piece of country music, tells tales of "a man without". Not sure what he was without...but i hope hes ok. ;-). Guitar riffs really really good, but its not in the mix really, i feel it needs a little more "Ooumph" a little more "va va voom". The vocals are really spot on. No duff notes, no dodgy levels - a good solid performance on the vocals front. I think ive mentioned this be

Ok, here goes.  Scott from Gashcan 5 has a side project called The Fontanas that lists itself as country and has asked me to review the song, “The Man Without”.  I went to Gashcan 5’s site also to check out his other material so I could get a better handle on his music.  The group also includes Keith from Tall Tale Tellers.

Ok firstly I would like to express these are my views and own opinions and should be treated as such!   A personal note from the reviewer… Having written many songs now some better than others the lyrical content is very important to me for any track.  For me it’s the words that make the song and the music that makes it even better.  So I am reviewing this track as a “listener