Although they have never been a usual blues band, Bossa Nova Beatniks gather some blues influences, although their musical background goes further up.<\/p>\n
For professional circumstances some of the band members went in different directions so, from the original lineup, only guitar player Chris James and guitar player, singer, band founder and leader Tom Gould remained. Booked in 2019 for some gigs, they reached a new group of musicians including Pat Giles on drums, Sven Bilberrman on bass, Mike Staub and Amanda Mac on vocals, Chris James on guitar and Tom Gould on acoustic guitar and vocals. The chemistry that appeared among them made the rehearsals become a real pleasure where everyone felt totally comfortable playing together. Tom was so delighted with the result that he decided to record an album with fourteen songs like they were performed at live shows, that is to say, as they sounded on stage.<\/p>\n
Although it is not a strictly blues album, two of the songs Baby What’d You Do and Zantee Misfits keep the blues spirit and flavor The other songs look seductive, magical, dynamic and appealing, with influences ranging from Lou Reed to Bob Dylan, The Fugs or even tropical music, although there are much more surprises listeners will gradually discover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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