ROB COWEN & THE DISSIDENTS create euphoric epic-folk that manages to sound both timeless and timely. Part poems and part sing-a-long anthems, these are swaggering rock ‘n’ roll songs of passion and hope, infectious tales of survival and social observation that come straight from this country's heartlands.

"Excellent, creative and fully-fashioned songwriting with lyrics worthy of John Betjeman" **** - Q Magazine

"The debut single of Yorkshire-born singer-songwriter Rob Cowen and his band The Dissidents, is a Bruce Springsteen one indeed. Not that there's anything wrong with that, far from it. The pounding and big guitars of Heartache, like The Boss circa Born To Run, are layered underneath big choruses, bigger harmonies and a well-placed glockenspiel on this heartfelt track of stadium-sized, singalong-friendly and intoxicatingly engaging open-road rock." - Q website 'Track Of The Day'