“Loneliness
as a sentiment seems to be a prevailing theme in my songs. I am always
looking for that old lonesome feeling in a chord change or some melody
line."
Two
years in the making, the debut album by Scottish songwriter Drew Morrison and
his band The Darkwood follows their critically well received Tales
of Love, Sadness & Rock‘n’Roll EP, described by PennyBlackmusic as “a fine first offering of enormous potential
from which promises much for the forthcoming album”.
Electric-Notes
Wild, released
on the band's own Storm Cloud
Agency Records, is a collection of 10 tracks showcasing Drew
Morrison and his love of song. A questing musical soul, Morrison
has described his music as being for “the lonesome fugitive within us all”.
In The Darkwood
he is backed by Phil Carwardine and Martin Murray (guitars), Mike Hughes (bass,
backing vocals) and Nick Steyn (drums). Despite line-up changes along the
road, the band's central vision of a music touched by influences ranging from alt.country,
pop and rock’n’roll, all tinged with 'golden chording', has remained focused
and has realised itself into a unique sound.
At the
Country Soul Sessions in London’s Soho the band are simply known as 'the house
band' and have, over five years, performed with the acts that have played at
the club; artists such as Rotifer, Paul McClure and The Local Heroes,
Matthew Edwards and The Unfortunates, Morton Valence, Bob Collum and The
Welfare Mothers, Lynette Morgan and The Blackwater Valley Boys and many, many
others.
The
album was recorded at Bonafide, Reservoir and Project-a-Sonic studios with guest
musicians including Tim Pearson of the East Lonesome Drifters and Henry Senior from
Danny and the Champions of the World.
Electric-Notes
Wild is a
set of songs born from innocence, experience and ultimately the faith in the powers
of music to still entertain and thrill.
"With
its beautiful harmonies, exquisitely-crafted arrangements and Morrison’s
empathetic and literate lyrics, it is an album of exceptional quality." Pennyblackmusic
“Quality
control is something Drew Morrison and The Darkwood excel at and Electric Notes
Wild is the perfect example of that." Dancing About
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