Slight Bight is a vehicle for Gavin McCarthy’s songs. Gavin’s songs are catchy and tuneful while still allowing for exploration, especially in sections that feature Andrew Stern on guitar. Gavin performs quadruple duty – playing bass, drums, guitar, and singing! Could have named the band Quad Bight.
You might have heard or seen Gavin play drums in Karate, E, The Confessions, Cul de Sac, and many other Boston area indie bands.
American Symphony of Soul – Swept Up
Sound of Boston recently checked out the band’s debut, which they worked on with Matt Tahaney. They have this to say:
The album, which was recorded at two Somerville studios—Q Division and Phoenix Down Recording—is a 35-minute work of shining horns, shuffling drums, and rippling electric piano, organ, bass, and guitar. In “Galapagos,” guitarist Alex Mijailovic breaks into a solo you might mistake for a Carlos Santana melody. “You Got Me Bad” is so tight it could well have been produced by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (the album was produced by Joe Bagale of the Mickey Hart Band).
Read the rest of the review, and here a preview of the album at the Sound of Boston website.
Berklee Sessions – Hal Crook – Behind These Eyes
We host recording/filming sessions for Berklee that result in wild performances. Check out as Hal Crook brings some tight, uplifting grooves into Studio A as he and his band perform his original composition “Behind These Eyes” – featuring some soulful singing by Débo Ray.
Dinoczar
Look, it’s unclear to us if Dinoczar recorded anything from this track at Q, though we have concrete confirmation that the band did track some of its upcoming EP in Studio B with Matt Tahaney. With a name like Dinoczar we have to share their recent write up in Boston Hassle about their new single.
Lyle Brewer – Juno
Less than 6 months after his last gorgeous album, Juno includes 12 beautiful and quiet solo nylon string guitar pieces. Juno was recorded in just a few sessions in Studio B with Pat DiCenso engineering.
