Sunday, September 1, 2013

Dawes

























Artist:  Dawes
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Americana, Roots Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Country, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Taylor Goldsmith:  Guitar, Vocals
Griffin Goldsmith:  Drums
Wylie Gelber:  Bass
Tay Strathairn:  Keyboards

Dawes is an American Rock Band from Los Angeles, California, formed by Taylor Goldsmith (Guitar, Vocals), Griffin Goldsmith (Drums), Wylie Gelber (Bass) and Tay Strathairn (Keyboards).  Dawes were heavily influenced rich vocal harmony of the Laurel Canyon Sound such as:  Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Jackson Browne














Title:  Nothing Is Wrong  (2011)
Genre:  Folk Rock, Indie Rock
Label:  ATO Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Time Spent In Los Angeles  (4:28)
 2.  If I Wanted Someone  (4:39)
 3.  My Way Back Home  (6:25)
 4.  Coming Back Home   (3:51)
 5.  So Well  (5:31)
 6.  How Far We've Come  (2:59)
 7.  Fire Away  (6:23)
 8.  Moon In The Water  (3:54)
 9.  Million Dollar Bill  (4:12)
10. The Way You Laugh  (3:45)
11. A Little Bit Of Everything  (5:39)

Personnel:

Taylor Goldsmith:  Guitar, Vocals
Griffin Goldsmith:  Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals
Wylie Gelber:  Bass
Tay Strathairn:  Keyboards

Additional Musicians:

Alex Casnoff:  Piano, Background Vocals on Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Benmont Tench:  Organ on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 7
Jonathan Wilson:  Percussion on Tracks:  1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
Ben Peeler:  Lap Steel on Tracks:  7, 10, 11

Special Guest:

Jackson Browne:  Background Vocals

Nothing Is Wrong is the second studio album by Dawes, was released on June 7, 2011 by ATO Records and on the list of the Top 50 Albums of 2011.



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