Deering And Down - Break This Record

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2007
Time:49:34 
Size:114,0 MB 
Label:Burn Barrel Records 
Styles:Rock/Blues/Americana/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Finally Found the One - 4:01
 2. Whatcha Thinkin’ Of - 3:39
 3. Can’t Wait - 4:34
 4. Richard of Los Angeles - 7:15
 5. Sad Love - 5:05
 6. Wonder Who’s Callin’ - 4:14
 7. Velvet on Stone - 2:41
 8. Sugar - 4:21
 9. City Cow Girl - 3:37
10. Oh so Good - 3:52
11. Abbey - 4:16
12. Bessie’s Big Wag - 1:53

Deering’s unique vocal style (call it a combination of Stevie Nicks and Janis Joplin with a shot of helium mixed in) is a perfect offset to Down’s guitar work, which is a style unto its own. It leans toward the rock side of things, with roots firmly planted in the blues, and he complements Deering's vocals flawlessly, like a hummingbird darting in and out and around them.This was a difficult record to categorize (something I hate to do in the first place). It’s not exactly rock or blues, but features elements of both. Americana is probably the best description, but it’s not just that either. It reminds me a lot of those Little Feat or Ry Cooder records from the ’70s that captured elements of several different genres and combined them into their very own genre. Wherever you file it, it’s one of the most fascinating releases you’ll hear 2008 year. ~ Graham Clarke(Blues Bytes)
"Deering and Down pair sturdy, sweet female vocals with clang-and-twang guitar textures. Reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks and Margo Timmins of the "Cowboy Junkiest, paired with classic strings of Ike Turner, Keith Richards, and Hubert Sumlin.
Had Deering and Down only been looking for the most expedient route to stardom, they most likely would have never setup headquarters in a small town in Alaska.
As fate would have it, at the age of sixteen, British Columbia-born Lahna Deering found her way up north, where she met and befriended rock and roll journeyman Rev Neil Down. Based in the town of 300 residents, Deering, then at the age of 19, and Down wrapped up a winter’s worth of work even further north at the renowned Rainbow Studios in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. There they recorded their first album together, "Coupe de Villa".
The merging of Deering’s strong “belt-it-out” voice, and Down's "left of center" guitar playing was just the beginning of their creative kinship.
The compatibility of these two sonic seamsters cannot be denied. Deering and Down have been focused and diligent in their musical mission.
Having gigged extensively as a duo or with full band in Alaska, Canada, Switzerland and Ireland, the pair recently relocated to the Lower 48. They have chosen Memphis, Tennessee as their new base and are presently working on their New Album to be released in early 2009. Keep a look out ...... For they are rockin' their way around the great North American Continent!" ~ Mike Larrivee (Artist Booking Red Wax Music, 2008)

Break This Record