JEFF RYMES ADDS 10/30 & 10/31t... · 2017. 9. 23. · RIYL: JOHN PRINE, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, J.J. CALE...

Preview:

Citation preview

  • JEFFRYMES ADDS10/30&10/31

    EVENIFTHESUNDON’TSHINE

    (SelfReleased)

    RECOMMENDEDTRACKS:2,3,5,1,8RIYL:JOHNPRINE,LUCINDAWILLIAMS,J.J.CALEFCC:None

    1. EvenIfTheSunDon’tShine2. DayofReckoning3. DoYouKnow4. PleaseComeHometoMe5. VisitFromanAngel6. FineWaytoTreatMe7. ItRainsAllOverTown8. BrokenDown9. I’mTooOldtoFallinLove10. LoveIsHeretoStay11. EverSinceYouWentAway

    JeffRymes’formerquartetTheLonesomeStrangersoriginatedin“therootsmusicexplosionthattookplaceinSouthernCaliforniaduringthe‘80s”andhavebeendescribedbyAllMusicas“oneofCalifornia'smostinfluentialbands.”Now,20yearssincetheStrangers’lastrelease,Rymeshasreturnedtoseriousmusicalpursuitswithhissolodebut,EvenIfTheSunDon’tShine,pickingupwhereheleftoffwithacollectionofsongsfromthehighwaysandbywaysoflife'sroadtrip.“ItwasathrilltobebackinSouthernCaliforniamakingmusic.IfeltlikeIwasdoingsomethingnewandreconnectingwiththepastatthesametime,”saysRymes,whowasencouragedbylongtimefriendandproducerTarasProdaniuk(DwightYoakam,LucindaWilliams)torecordEvenIfTheSunDon’tShineatSlideAwayStudioinShadowHills.The11songswerecutinadecidedly“oldschool”manneron2-inchanalogtapeandfeatureseveralcontemporariesfromRymes’Strangersdays.Acombinationofcamaraderieandcreativitysparkstheentirealbum,asRymes’reunionwithrecordingplaysmorelikeawelcomehomeparty,withthesharedexcitementofoldfriendsgettingbacktotheheartofAmericanrootsthroughamixofcompellingstyles.Theskippingbeatandlighthearted“teenage‘50schordprogression”on“DayofReckoning”mightjustbethemostupbeattakeonendtimesjudgment,withlyricsdescribingthefutilityofselfishness.AubreyRichmond(ShooterJennings)onfiddleandSkipEdwards(DwightYoakam,DaveAlvin,RosieFlores)onpianohighlightthissockhopstyledsermon.Rockn’soulgroover“DoYouKnow”andtheverySoCal“VisitFromanAngel”featureextensiveguitarworkfromDougPettibone(ShelbyLynne&AlisonMoorer,LucindaWilliams)andshowcasethedefinitivetonesoftheregion-twangandsurf.Likemanysongsonthealbum,thetitletrackonEvenIfTheSunDon’tShinewasinspiredbyRymes'timespentlivinginGeorgiaandtherainysummerweather.“BrokenDown”waswrittenbackEast,butRymessaysthesong"jumpedoutafterseeingMerleHaggardperform,”prompting“thatCaliforniacountryvibe.”RymeshasrecentlyrelocatedfromPhiladelphiatoPortland,Oregon,recordedalo-fi“companionCD”toEvenIfTheSunDon’tShine,andhasbegunperformingacrossthePacificNorthwest,bothasasoloactandbackedbyvariousmusicians,generallyreferredtoasTheInvisiblePlasticNashvilleBand.

    FORMOREINFOPLEASECONTACT

    Radio–JacobPeirce Booking–JeffRymes

    jacob@jwppromotions.com rymesjeff@gmail.com

    (210)392-7579 (706)255-3155

Recommended