New York, NY (Top40 Charts) An incredible talent. A truly gifted and intricate guitarist - reminiscent of Bryan Maclean (Love) - with the most perfect of folk voices. He picks up on the blues, flamenco, and at times, Elizabethan sounding techniques whilst adding a little Laurel Canyon sunshine. A true folk wizard in the making - Paul Fitzgerald - Get Into This
To watch The Pistachio Kid on stage is a thrill, the innocence in the eyes, the delicate nature of his stance, all holding a beguiling, bewitching memory, one in which is impossible to ignore, this is what music can do for you when you allow it to nurture your own soul, when you give in to it fully and without the thought of it ever loving you in the same direct way - Ian D Hall - Liverpool Sound and Vision
The debut single by The Pistachio Kid entitled "Sweet Sweet Remedies" is a song of incandescent beauty, presenting wonderfully warm and infectious melodies, elegant harmonies and a unique musical style and arrangement.
"My sound is a cabinet of curiosities."
The Pistachio Kid is the new musical project of Charlie McKeon, a talented and multi-instrumental singer-songwriter from Liverpool. An urban-Huckleberry Finn character whose music transcends genres, is other-worldly yet melodically familiar and evokes the spirit of endless summers, the exuberance of youth and that belief that everything and anything is possible.
"I love music that's about playing together, like Jazz or Bluegrass, and I love music that's about composition and beauty, like Debussy. And then I love music that's about an individual personality like Dylan. I love people exploring what they sound like, it's all good."
McKeon is a graduate of Leeds College of
Music and has become known for his intricate and colourful guitar playing, his unique voice and exquisite songs which balance the perfect ratio of lyrics to guitar.
"People try to tailor your creativity before you've even done anything, you need to do it all first. The best advice is the opposite of that. John Fahey said 'Play what you like to play, don't worry about anyone else'. Imagine Dylan having singing lessons?!"
The Pistachio Kid is hailed by critics and audiences as an idiosyncratic, creative musician and songwriter invoking the early work of Bryan Maclean, Van Dyke Parks and The Sherman Brothers.
"I wish I had written "
Suzanne" by
Leonard Cohen or "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" by John Lennon, or "René and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War" by Paul Simon. They're all very individual and delicate and they move in cool motions."
The 'Sweet Sweet Remedies' single is the precursor to the release of The Pistachio Kid's 'Sweet Remedies' elp album.
