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PENNYROYAL + SCOTT LAURENT
PENNYROYAL:
Minneapolis' own Pennyroyal is best known for the raw, country-tinged vocal performances of front-woman Angie Oase and her harmonica duels with co-songwriter Ethan Rutherford. After writing songs together for a few months, Oase and Rutherford recruited Jake Mohan and Bill Hoben and recorded their first album, Sad Face/Glad Face, which was hailed by Star-Tribune music critic Chris Riemenschneider as "one of the best releases of 2011."
In 2012, the band returned with the EP Places, featuring the singles "Minot" and "Monday Tuesday" (which had become staples of their energetic live shows). The EP found a home on the Current and Cities 97, propelled them on tour, and topped Hymie's Vintage Records' "Best of 2012."
Now Pennyroyal is proud to release their highly anticipated full-length follow-up, Baby I'm Against It. Recorded and co-produced by Ed Ackerson (Polara, BNLX), this is everything a sophomore effort should be: sonically agile, expansive, and ambitiousan album whose songs examine the gritty and difficult (though often danceable) themes of breakup and dislocation. Each song on the album captures a distinct mood: "M List" and the feverish "An Official Statement" plot electronic loops against walls of guitar; "Did You Really Mean It," "Dallas," and "Last I Had" are spare and aching ballads; "Go Quiet" and "Record Machine" flirt with disco. It's a complicated and rewarding album that eschews easy categorization, but with each song the portrait the band has created, of a relationship in its final stages, comes stunningly into view.
SCOTT LAURENT:
Scott Laurent has always had a gift for songwriting. After four notable albums, this artist/songwriter found a new home in Nashville. That journey began nearly five years ago. Laurent has since signed a publishing deal and completed his fifth record, "Love Don't Let Me Down". Nashville has provided the perfect springboard for his talents, "My experience in Nashville has been amazing. I have been writing with artists who are on the rise and songwriters whose names I used to see in the liner notes of my favorite records". The title track "Love Don't Let Me Down" feels like a plea for mercy, "sometimes I feel it's my fate to fade away without a sound. if you're still here in my heart throw me a spark." In the song "Nashville" you can almost feel the isolation of a "hit driven" town. "It's lonely here in Nashville, I'm dying here. sometimes I forget why I came". Describing the song Laurent said, "Yeah, there are a lot of people that come to this town thinking they are going to make it. The music business is a tough one to be in. It may be even tougher down here where the competition is so fierce. The character in that song could be any one of the young artists I've worked with. it could be me." With roots in Rock 'n' Roll, Americana and Country, Laurent's writing combines his love of the ballad with the pleasure of rock.
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LocationIcehouse (View)
2528 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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