Italy’s number one roots-rock band LOWLANDS return with Better
World Coming, a stunning collection of songs in tribute to the legendary
Woody Guthrie in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the great
man’s birth. Gathering together a whole host of friends from the Italian roots
and Americana scene, the thirteen songs were recorded in a variety of locations
– studios, kitchens, farmyards! – during downtime from sessions for Beyond,
the band’s third album proper, the follow-up to last year’s critically
acclaimed Gypsy Child album. The result is a work of pure, raw quality,
evoking the climate of hard times in which these songs of the soil, the
breadline and the factory floor originally came into being.
Among friends who chipped in to help are members of such
noted bands as Green Like July, Macadam, News For Lulu, Jimmy Ragazzon and
Marco Rovino from Italian Americana stalwarts Mandolin Brothers and blues
guitar legend Maurizio ‘Gnola’ Glielmo.
Formed in 2008 in Pavia outside Milan by British-born
singer-songwriter Edward Abbiati, LOWLANDS quickly established themselves in
mainland Europe with their debut album The Last Call, and have made a
number of friends on the international scene. Those lending a hand on Gypsy
Child include Tim Rogers of Australia’s You Am I, in-demand Atlanta session
man Joey Huffman, and ex-Green On Red organist Chris Cacavas, who also mixed
the album. Gypsy Child was widely praised in Europe and the US and picked
up substantial airplay in the UK.
Having toured heavily throughout late 2010 and half of 2011,
on return to their hometown the band splintered, with a nucleus of Abbiati,
guitarist Roberto Diana and keyboard player and accordionist Francesco
Bonfiglio eventually recruiting session players to record the third album Beyond,
due for release later this year.
Praise for The Last Call and Gypsy Child…
A thrilling and confident live act, an admirable work ethic
should see them reaping significant rewards before too long. **** R2
This band could have a very bright future…. 9/10 Americana UK
Stunning…. **** Maverick
Minor masterpieces in small-town atmospherics….. Net Rhythms
Drawing on the sublime aspects of Nebraska-era Springsteen
and the country-dabblings of Green On Red…. It’s a cracker! Miles Of Music
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