Oliver Wood -Always Smilin' -Honey Jar Records -Thirty Tig LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Kindness

1.2 Roots

1.3 Get the Blues

1.4 Came from Nothing

1.5 Molasses

1.6 Fine Line

1.7 The Battle Is Over (But the War Goes on)

1.8 Face of Reason

1.9 Soul of This Town

1.10 Unbearable Heart

1.11 Climbing High Mountains (Tryin' to Get Home)

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Country Soul und Americana auf dem SolodebÃ¼t dieses Wood Brothers â?? mit u.a. Susan Tedeschi und John Medeski. Oliver Wood ist eine tragende SÃ¤ule der modernen amerikanischen Roots-Musik. Er ist seit 2004 Frontmann der Wood Brothers und hat das 21. Jahrhundert bisher damit verbracht, die Grenzen zwischen Folk, Gospel, Country-Soul und Americana zu verwischen. Das hat ihm ein internationales Publikum und eine Grammy-Nominierung eingebracht. â??Always Smilin'â??, sein Solo-DebÃ¼t, setzt diese Tradition fort und wirft gleichzeitig ein neues Licht auf Olivers Songwriting, seine Gitarren-Chops und diese Stimme zwischen durchzechter Samstagnacht und dem Halleluja des Kirchengangs am Sonntagmorgen. Zu den Features zÃ¤hlen Bandkollegen aus Olivers musikalischer Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, vom Mentor und Co-Autor Chris Long (der mit ihm in der Roots Rock Band King Johnson auftrat) bis zum Schlagzeuger Jano Rix, seinem Partner bei The Wood Brothers. Dazu die Blues-Heldin Susan Tedeschi, Phil Cook von Hiss Golden Messenger, John Medeski von Medeski Martin & Wood, Tyler Greenwell von der Tedeschi Trucks Band, Phil Madeira von Nashville und die Singer/Songwriterin Carsie Blanton. -

Oliver Wood is a mainstay of modern-day American roots music. The frontman of the Wood Brothers since 2004, he's spent the 21st century blurring the boundaries between folk, gospel, country-soul, and Americana, earning an international audience and a Grammy Award-nomination along the way. Always Smilin', his debut as a solo artist, continues that tradition while also shining new light on Oliver's sharp songwriting, savvy guitar chops, and a voice that evokes the swagger of a Saturday evening picking party one moment and the solemnity of a Sunday morning gospel service the next. Always Smilin' is an album of bridges, mixing a wide range of collaborations with a uniquely personal touch. Guests include bandmates from Oliver's musical past and present, from mentor and co-writer Chris Long (who performed alongside Oliver in King Johnson, the roots-rock band that dominated Atlanta's music scene around the turn of the millennium) to percussionist Jano Rix (Oliver's partner in The Wood Brothers). Blues heroine Susan Tedeschi, Hiss Golden Messenger's Phil Cook, Medeski Martin & Wood's John Medeski, Tedeschi Trucks Band's Tyler Greenwell, Nashville staple Phil Madeira, and singer/songwriter Carsie Blanton also make appearances, with Rebecca Wood - Oliver's wife - handling the album's handmade linocut cover art.

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HJ007

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