NYC’s Silver City Bound will release their new EP, Take My Picture, on March 4th.
Occupying a unique intersection where folk, indie rock, Zydeco, and
North American roots music meet, the musicians take a left-of-center
approach to their sound. Vocalist and songwriter Sam Reider, who was
trained as a jazz pianist, plays the accordion, for starters. He and
guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Justin Poindexter lead the band and are
joined by bassist Noah Garabedian, drummer Will Clark. The band's Diner
in the Sky was named the Best Americana Album of 2015 by the Independent
Music Awards.
Formerly known as the Amigos, Silver City Bound have earned accolades
for their "sprightly picture of folk, country, mariachi and more" (The
New Yorker), a sound that the Huffington Post calls "Americana at its
best." Along the way, they've performed at Lincoln Center, The
Philadelphia Folk Festival, Folk Alliance, as well on bills with the
Carolina Chocolate Drops, Amy Helm and Sam Bush. Equally at home in
indie rock dive bars and cultural institutions and inspired by the
diversity of sounds in NYC, they're a breath of fresh air, stirring
unexpected instruments and wide-ranging influences into their own mixing
pot. Named for a Lead Belly song, the band will play an EP release show
March 4 at Brooklyn’s Barbes.
Take My Picture casts a wide net, from the Jayhawks-worthy harmonies of
opening track "Take My Picture" to the soulful twang of "Do Right," a
cover of Aretha Franklin's "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man." Fueled by the
blend of Reider and Poindexter's voices, the band recalls the classic
sounds of Flying Burrito Brothers while also uncovering new ground, a
move that puts them more in line with modern-day Americana bands like
the Felice Brothers.
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