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Wilco Meets CSN, as The Sweet Remains Deliver Soulful Harmonies, Contemporary Pop/Rock Melodies & Multi Singer-Songwriting on Debut CD
With rich three-part harmonies and a distinctive, modern sound, The Sweet Remains deliver an eminently listenable folk-rock debut that finds its home somewhere on the road where Wilco meets Crosby, Stills & Nash. On their album 'Laurel & Sunset', The Sweet Remains put a contemporary spin on the ageless tradition of overlapping vocals and shared songwriting, and show that in a time when the music scene is dominated by solo artists and bands driven primarily by one writer and singer, a multi-lead-singer group can sound both familiar and completely fresh.
Listen to a multi-song streaming sampler of the album here: https://www.sethcohenpr.com/player/thesweetremains/
The band is a collaboration between three accomplished singer/songwriters: Rich Price, Greg Naughton and Brian Chartrand. Their CD, which is available now via iTunes, Amazon and most online outlets, features songs written by each artist as well as inspired co-writes (and a soaring cover of The Police classic, 'So Lonely'.) The collection of songs highlights the band's trademark harmonies on standouts such as 'Leading Me Home', 'Love Song' and 'Moving In Slow Motion'. Other songs focus more on individual vocalists, such as Naughton on the driving 'Spark' or Chartrand on the ethereal 'Ghosts In The Orange Blossom Air.'
The band came together by happenstance: After a chance jam-session brought these three artists together, they were so inspired by the sound and kinship they discovered that they began recording songs together at Rich's Los Angeles apartment on the corner of Laurel and Sunset (hence the CD name). Producer-mixer, Andy Zulla (Kelly Clarkson, Rod Stewart, etc) heard the tracks and dug it so much he came on board to help mix and produce several songs.
The band launches its first major U.S. Tour with a series of September concerts, including stops in Los Angeles, Northampton, New York City and more. A full itinerary follows below, and more '09 dates will be announced soon.
More About The Sweet Remains: Rich Price and Greg Naughton first started collaborating as they wrote songs for Price's 2004 Geffen Records debut - a CD that spawned the single "I'm On My Way", featured on the multi-platinum Shrek 2 soundtrack. Price (Burlington, VT) has released two other solo albums and written music for many high-profile film and television projects, including MTV's "Real World" last year - which lead to him becoming the most-viewed "MySpace" artist that particular month. Hailed by Performing Songwriter Magazine as "a magnetic writer and performer", Naughton (NYC) has played his music all across this country in venues ranging from New Orleans' grittiest clubs to the east room of The White House. His acclaimed indie debut 'Demogogue & the Sun Songs' was co-produced by Grammy-winner Phoebe Snow. Chartrand's journeys as a talented singer-songwriter and instrumentalist have taken him from Northampton, MA, where he grew up, to an unlikely home-base in Phoenix, AZ - where he has emerged as something of a poster-boy for Phoenix's music scene. As a solo-artist and frontman of underground Phoenix heroes 'Ten Dollar Outfit', Brian has released numerous CDs and was recently praised by The Phoenix New Times as "a cross between Nick Drake, Dave Matthews and Radiohead's Thom Yorke." The trio has been winning fans across the country since 2007, headlining venues ranging from L.A.'s "Hotel Cafe" to Austin's SXSW to New York's "Joe's Pub". 'Laurel & Sunset' marks their debut full-length CD.
The Sweet Remains On Tour:
Sept 12 Room 5 Los Angeles, CA
Sept 13 Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
Sept 17 Flynn Theater Burlington, VT
Sept 18 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
Sept 19 Iron Horse Basement Northampton, MA
Sept 20 Fairfield Theatre Fairfield, CT
(w/ Special Guests, Kelli O'Hara, James Naughton, Keira Naughton)
Sept 21 Canal Room New York, NY
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