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Sam Doores
Recording in a foreign environment like Berlin, I was inspired to experiment with more cinematic, psychedelic sounds, says Sam Doores, but I also wanted to combine that with my love for old school New Orleans R&B and folk music. Recording this album was an opportunity to explore the space between those worlds.
Written on-and-off over the course of several years, Doores captivating self-titled debut is classic and contemporary all at once, blending traditional southern roots with adventurous sonic landscapes as it reckons with heartache and loss, love and gratitude, fresh starts and, ultimately, a whole lotta change. Doores timeless ear for songcraft and easygoing delivery combine here to yield a sound that feels instantly familiar, full of comfort and warmth even as it breaks bold new ground. The performances are infectious in their ease, simple on the surface but built on foundations of deep emotional and harmonic complexity that belie their amiable exteriors. Its a dynamic that Doores is quick to credit to producer Anders Ormen Christopherson, whose chance email sparked the entire project.
Before Hurray for the Riff Raff or The Deslondes took shape, I was in a band called Sundown Songs alongside Kiki Cavazos, Alynda Segarra, Pat Reedy, Jessie Camerdiener, and Ross Hartman, says Doores, whos called New Orleans home since 2006. Anders found our music a few years later and sent me an email saying he was opening a studio in Berlin, and if I ever came through, hed love to record together.
As chance would have it, Doores was just about to head to Europe at the time with The Deslondes. Hailed as burgeoning stars by The New York Times , the band came together as Doores was transitioning out of Hurray for the Riff Raff, and their singular sound mixed the gritty folk and country of old Alan Lomax field recordings with the electrified soul of early Stax and Sun Records. The groups 2014 self-titled debut was a breakout hit, praised by NPR a s energized, elegant and new, and their 2017 follow-up, Hurry Home, earned similar acclaim, with Rolling Stone calling it a gritty, grimy mix of early rock 'n' roll and lo-fi R&B.'
I booked myself an extra week in Berlin at the end of that Deslondes tour so I could meet Anders and check out the studio, says Doores. They had just finished it when I got there, which meant I was the very first session. We only did a few songs to start with, but they all felt great, so over the next few years, every time I came back through Europe on tour, Id visit Anders and wed record some more.
For a prolific writer like Doores, Christopherson and his studio were a godsend. At first, he used the recording time to capture songs that didnt quite fit The Deslondes vibe, but when a long-term creative and romantic relationship came to a poignant end, Doores found himself penning an avalanche of personal material that only felt right to record under his own name.
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LocationAtwood's Tavern (View)
877 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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