There's an old saying, "you're only as good as the company you keep." If that's the case, then Dave Hause is in great shape. Having spent the last three years on tour with The Gaslight Anthem, AFI, Frank Turner, Social Distortion, Chuck Ragan, Flogging Molly and The Bouncing Souls, it's safe to say that Hause is doing something right. Now he's back with a new full length, Kick and it's a solid progression from his previous album, Bury Me In Philly which received wide praise from fans and critics alike. An expert at "melding introspective, often edgy, Americana lyricism with the most irresistible of pop-rock hooks" (Rolling Stone), Kick is equally raw and emotional and easily Hause's finest work to date. "A solid serving of meat-and-potatoes heartland anthems, with "Warpaint," "Saboteurs" and the conversely wistful remembrance "Fireflies" (SF Examiner).