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Rolling Stone:

Ben Harper is introducing his fiery new band, Relentless7, with a short tour of small clubs this month, and their second stop was Thursday at Spaceland in Los Angeles, where the four-piece unleashed 90 minutes of thundering rock and blues explosions. There was no “Steal My Kisses” or “Ground On Down” or any other fan favorites from earlier in Harper’s career. The clear message was that this was a new band, with its own sound and energy.

The night opened with a tough, howling “Number With No Name,” a song from their just-finished debut album, White Lies For Dark Times, set for release in May 2009. Harper sat with his lap-slide guitar and wailed, “For five days straight, I’ve been breathing fire!” (more…)