We've just finished Richard Easley's second record, Friend Of The People. It's a collection of songs Richard has written and performs on guitar, pulling riffs from the blues, early country, flamenco, classical spanish and italian guitar pieces, and, of course, out of the ether. At once comforting and unsettling, the many characters Richard reveals through his versatile voice and laconic lyricism are hopeful, disheveled, streetwise saints.
It's available for listening/download here. A limited edition of CDs are available to purchase for $15 each - email Richard.
The Kindly Ones have completed their long-anticipated third record, We Don't Have To Mean It. A collection of 'experimental pop songs', it's chock-full of organic and synthetic sounds, organized in powers-of-two for your listening pleasure. It's available for listening/download here. Physical copies will be available for purchase in the near future.
DJ Banjo and The Automatic Sweethearts is a new project by Dan Easley fusing traditional old-time fiddle and banjo tunes with electronic dance music, with lead vocal styles inspired by Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart.
My neighbor, Ricky, has a bunch of tractors, and he recently spent about three days straight on one, plowing out his and his parents' driveways, plus the road in between. I live on the road in between, and he was kind enough to plow my driveway, as well. He's a tractor superhero. Here's a song I wrote about him.
towndowner records aims to present music by a small group of people in a large number of styles, emphasizing high quality, low cost, and easy business.
After many years of the same old thing, we've updated our website to post y2k technologies. We hope you enjoy it. Dan spent many an hour furrowing his brow.
