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OFFICIAL: http://www.rhettrepko.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rhettrepko/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RhettRepko Written by Pamela Bellmore, posted by blog admin Rhett Repko’s upward ascent accelerates with the release of his new EP Thnx For The Ride, a seven song collection of intensely focused rock songs with a sharp commercial edge. Despite their mainstream appeal, the songwriting never comes across like its pandering for audience attention; instead, the songs featured on Thnx For The Ride come across as a witheringly sincere collection of tunes with Repko’s emotional vocals at the heart of each song. It’s a sign of the handcrafted nature of his release that Repko, essentially, supervised every aspect of its production and it results in an EP packing every bit of the wallop we’d get from a full length rock album. The sound is muscular and in your face from the outset, but never threatens to bulldoze its target audience and embraces a lot of nuance alo...

OFFICIAL: www.rhettrepko.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rhettrepko/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RhettRepko Written by Jay Snyder, posted by blog admin Rhett Repko’s debut offering About Last Night a wonderful introduction to the singer/guitarist’s lush world of sound where pop meets rock and marries happily ever after.   Despite a couple of slightly awkward moments, Repko’s sound is fully-formed and in control of delivery, songwriting and texture in a way that renders each jam catchy and complete.   “Were You Ever Really Mine?” starts things off, using acoustic guitar as the base and allowing Repko’s gliding vocals to melt like butter over bluesy bass lines, thumping percussion and a groovy, sonic guitar workout.   It’s not so tough as to deserve the label “hard rock” but it’s above cut and dry “pop” by a few millions miles.   This natural, organic flow keeps the EP afloat and consistently engaging; well-worth the listener’s time and ...