RECORDS

Got a minute? I want you to meet some cats you’re sure to dig. Ed, Mike and George aren’t my official buddies, but I feel like they’re pals after a few satisfying spins of the new fIREHOSE platter. If an album could kick off its shoes, plop down on your couch, pop open a cold one, and shoot the breeze for a spell, “if’n” would be the disc to do it.