NYC based singer and songwriter Dave Derby collaborates with producer Ray Ketchum and gather colleagues and friends to work on respective songs with them. The list of collaborators is as long as the previous sentence suggests. Despite so many different people being involved The Making Of The Making Of sounds as a consistent album of a band that has a firm direction and goal.
It does make the album varied, as songs are approached from different angles. You will find an Eagles inspired ballad side to side with alternative rock song. Or a The Beatles like song combined with folk from CSN&Y and the West Coast and Sparklehorse all in one. Like I already said, Gramercy Arms took me on a ride of musical nostalgia in a very pleasant way. Simply because the songs on the album are convincingly good.
What strikes me is the love for these songs that comes through on the album and the warmth with which they are played. That may be the biggest feat, as all these different musicians were asked to contribute. Perhaps some never even met in the (same) studio.
Promo photo: Debora Frances |
Without dissecting each song, The Making Of The Making Of takes the listener through different times and genres, tickling a lot of fancies with me. It is an immensely pleasant listening trip.
Wout de Natris
You can listen to and order The Making Of The Making Of here:
https://gramercyarms1.bandcamp.com/album/the-making-of-the-making-of
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