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Release Date: 31 May 2024
Label: Continental Song City
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8713762012021
Genres: Americana Singer Songwriter
Description
The project came about when Jim Keller and Mitchell Froom met up in LA, and after multiple meals and cups of bad coffee at the Snug Harbor on Wilshire Boulevard, with hours wasted talking about every album made before 1972, decided to work on some music together. They spent a few months sending songs back and forth -- and Keller made two or three trips west from Brooklyn -- before settling on a project idea. They'd record three albums, with the same band, same narrative character, and in the same sonic landscape. They agreed they needed David Hidalgo and Bob Glaub in the band, with Mitchell handling keyboards and Keller on acoustic guitar. With them in place, Mitchell brought in drummer Michael Urbano from San Francisco.
The album trilogy, dubbed Tres Caminos, began with the recording of first album By No Means in Michell's home studio. With David Boucher co-producing they recorded 10 tracks in five days, all live, very simple. One pandemic later it was time to get the band back together for the second album in the trilogy. The same crew met up in January 2023 and recorded Daylight. This time they met at Valentine Studio in the Valley, an ancient studio built in the early 60's with a vibe (and gear) unchanged since then. Again, they played live, five days, and this time recorded 12 tracks.
The resulting Daylight is a continuation of their concept, with a dozen new songs. Simple and straightforward. The third and final album of the trilogy will come out in 2025.
Tracklisting
Emma Swift
Eileen Rose
Anna Elizabeth Laube
The Weight Band
King Tree & the Earthmothers
Michael McDermott
Caroline Herring
Jeff Finlin
Jim Keller
Jim Keller
