Steel Train have come a long way since their debut full-length in 2005. Twilight Tales From the Prairies of the Sun had a twang to it just as the name might indicate. The album leaned heavily to the alt-country side of things. Granted I only really listened to a couple songs from it and a few clips of others, but it didn't take much to get the gist. Their 2007 follow-up Trampoline went largely unnoticed. It wasn't until I heard today's song on the radio last summer that I remembered Steel Train. I was familiar, however with their frontman Jack Antonoff because of his time spent as the guitarist of one of favorite newer bands, Fun. When first listening to Steel Train's self-titled third record, it becomes apparent that Antonoff took a few cues from his other band. “Turnpike Ghost” is a great tune with a bouncy guitar line and a more eccentric vocal style than previously employed by Antonoff. The whole thing just kinda makes a white boy want to dance. While I haven't really delved completely into Steel Train, I'm in the process of doing so. This is one of the first records that I've really listened to on Grooveshark.com. If you're unfamiliar, Groove Shark lets you stream pretty much any song you can think of. It's like a more focused Pandora. It's the perfect way to get acquainted with new artists and no, they didn't pay me to say any of that, I just think it's that cool. So I suggest you check out Steel Train in it's entirety. There's bound to be more great stuff to discover. Steel Train - "Turnpike Ghost"
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