Музыка и песни Sonny and the Sunsets / Sonny and the Sunsets на CD

LP is on Clear vinyl with download code. As a writer -- of songs, or plays, or short stories -- Smith has never limited himself to one style or theme. The restless trend of changing gears dramatically continues on "Antenna to the Afterworld", which marks a total musical and narrative shift from last year's Longtime Companion (a country record that chronicled Smith's break up). On "Antenna to the Afterworld", Smith likens himself to a space being visiting Earth using wry humor, gritty poetry, and a myriad of musical lenses fleshed out by drummer Kelley Stoltz's Joy Division-like beats, Ryan Browne's new wavish basslines, and Tahlia Harbour's deadpan vocals. The murder of a close friend of the band led Smith to think a lot about death and life after death. Shortly after, a visit to a psychic/medium brought Smith into contact with another friend who had died. This encounter with the afterworld inspired many of the lyrics on Sonny & the Sunsets' new record. And what a strangely entertaining odyssey it turned out to be. Style: Independent

Sonny Smith copes with a painful separation from his girlfriend of 10 years on this extremely personal country album. Recorded directly to tape in a musty basement smelling of beer and tobacco, Longtime Companion explores love and heartache along the vein of Gene Clark, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Johnny Cash. Sonny dives into his self-described "sea of darkness" with a wide range of intimate lyrics, pedal steel, and acoustic guitars. After just one listen, it's clear no other genre could so eloquently frame Sonny's heartbreaking internal monologue more than the old time country music he grew up with. Style: Americana