Since 2005, Josh Roberts and the Hinges have made 3 records, toured extensively, and had a fantastic time. They will continue to do so.
Discography:
The Sugar Bird Test 2005, full length.
My War Cry is Amor 2007, full length (featuring Ryan Monroe of Band of Horses)
Are You Going to Eat That? 2008, EP
Quotes:
“For Are You Going to Eat That?, Josh Roberts pours a few fingers of whiskey, pulls up a stool and grabs an acoustic guitar for a seven-song sabbatical from the Hinges, his regular rock outfit out of Columbia, SC. The time off is well spent. “The Reformation” with Leslie Branham on harmony vocals has the feel of a classic Johnny & June Carter Cash collaboration without coming off as petty larceny; “My Sweet” leans more to the Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris side of duets. “Wasp In Dirt Dauber’s Clothes” shares the same punk-rock simplicity as Link Wray’s “Rumble ‘65.” Roberts ponders his unorthodox outlawlessness on “I Guess I’m A Bit Of An Outlaw After All” and contemplates the meaning of life (and shows he’s no slouch on the slide guitar) on “Atom Inhabiter,” but it never comes off as idle navel gazing.”
— Andy Tennille (blurtonline.com)
“...the touchstone is Roberts’ most excellent way with words. Whether he’s inspired by The Tudors, Smokey and the Bandit, or contemplating the duality of man, Roberts taps into something universally true, amazing, and truly amazing."
“...On stage and in the studio, Josh Roberts and the Hinges embody that spark that made titans of Dylan in the ‘60s, Neil Young in the ‘70s, and Springsteen in the ‘80s.”
“Roberts has been making music — good music — for a long while, but on last year’s “My War Cry is Amor,” the son-of-a-gun painted his masterpiece. All hyperbole aside, “My War Cry is Amor” is a sprawling, cinemascopic set of blessed Rock’n’Roll that only the south seems capable of producing."
— Kevin Langston, Free Times (Columbia, SC)
Read This About Josh Roberts and the Hinges: Charleston City Paper Article
