Gregory Dwane is a lifer. From his humble beginnings in rural North Carolina to eventually touring around the world as a roadie, his work as producer for Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls, and playing in bands between New York and Los Angeles. Gregory Dwane has seen many facets of the music industry first-hand. Add to his impressive pedigree a bit of alcoholism, burnout, and fatherhood, and you’ve got life experience in spades, all informing the songs on his self-titled debut record, an inspired collection of tales of rebellion and redemption delivered with a twang that recalls the worn and weathered sincerity of Tom Petty as often as it evokes the tongue-in-cheek humor of Joe Walsh. An in-the-pocket rhythm section, some smoking electric guitar and fiddle, and some classic rock riffs for good measure, all amount to an infectious debut that’s as refreshing as it is retro.