Their retro traditionalist style goes even further with Goldsmith & Gelber on guitar & bass facing off a la Stills vs Young in Buffalo Springfield...very cool and fun to watch.
DAWES
Folk-rock traditionalists stir in some new edge on their best LP--"All Your Favorite Bands"
If I Wanted Someone...this rocked the show! PLAY IT LOUD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXuu4MRVfAg
©Rolling Stone 2015
The title of Dawes' fourth album refers to one of the sweetest lyrics you'll hear this year: "May all your favorite bands stay together," Taylor Goldsmith sings in an affectionate farewell to an old pal. The title could also allude to the way Dawes continue to unapologetically evoke the earnest romanticism and skyward harmonies of classic 1970s Laurel Canyon rock. (In another nod to rock history, the title song has some "Let It Be" piano.) But on their strongest record since their 2009 debut, they inject a brooding guitar jam ("I Can't Think About It Now") and some of Goldsmith's most sweet-and-sour lyrics ("Things Happen"). Rock's thoughtful past has rarely sounded more vibrant.
Artist Biography by Pemberton Roach--All Music Gude
California-based roots rock band Dawes were formed in the Los Angeles suburb of North Hills by brothers Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith (lead vocals/guitar and drums, respectively), Wylie Gelber (bass), and Alex Casnoff (guitar). They were previously in the band Simon Dawes, but after Blake Mills left the group, they changed the name (and added Casnoff, who was soon replaced by Tay Strathairn). Unlike the more intense indie rock sound they had as Simon Dawes, Dawes were heavily influenced by the gentle, acoustic-based musical trappings and rich vocal harmony of the Laurel Canyon sound (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell), as well as by the shambling, romanticized Americana of the Band. After connecting with producer Jonathan Wilson, the group began participating in informal jam sessions at Wilson's house with Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, the Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench, and the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson. The loose feel of these get-togethers informed the group's aptly titled 2009 debut North Hills. The album was recorded in Laurel Canyon live to analog tape, which lent Dawes' recorded sound an authentically vintage vibe.
The band's second album, 2011's Nothing Is Wrong had a similar feel to the debut and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard album charts. That same year, the band had a pair of unique experiences: playing at the Occupy Wall Street protests and appearing as themselves on a prime-time network television show (Parenthood). Stories Don't End, the group's hotly anticipated third studio album, arrived in 2013. Recorded in Nashville at the esteemed Woodland Studios with producer David Rawlings (Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show), the Hub-issued All Your Favorite Bands arrived in June 2015.
"A Little Bit of Everything" Guitar Center Sessions on DIRECTV
This was the rock anthem of the night...brilliant lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fsrvp-YaWY
Right On Time (101.9 KINK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYENLh1gbBI
Things Happen (101.9 KINK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4NINks_N0
Time Spent in Los Angeles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtxKFpJ39HM
"All Your Favorite Bands" (Live at WFUV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vz2qlIdnO0
The concert closer and what a fantastic song!!
"When My Time Comes" Guitar Center Sessions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbqlob2p9wE
