Greg Laswell
First impressions – If this is how his day sounds, he will find some folks who will agree and enjoy those sounds.
Greg Laswell’s EP "How The Day Sounds" is easy to listen to, so that probably makes it easy listening on some playlists. But let’s just put it in the music that is nice to listen to category.
Laswell has a CD from 2006 Through Toledo (Vanguard) that contains a dreamy sort of tune "Do What I Can." This is not for the fan seeking heavy, philosophy lyrics. The message is as simple as the title. "Sing Theresa Says" from the same CD starts with a few bars of violin sounds that might be frightening at the beginning of any other song. The rhythm of this tune is delightful in its snare drum way. "High and Low" from the same CD is held together by piano that doesn’t need to be complex to work. Sounds a bit like Andy Davis and that is a good thing. (Or does Davis sound like Laswell?)
The ever-present Brandon assists Laswell, though sometimes the singer works with Pete McNeal and Zak Schafer on the west coast, as well as Matt Johnson and Tim Edgar on the east coast.
Don’t look for Greg Laswell, his buddy Brandon or musicians from either coast working on a Laswell project at this point. He is going to be all over England and the European continent in April and May.
Tags: indie, independent music, music, indie music, Greg Laswell
May 13th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
What a Day sends goosebumps up my arms. Indeed, it’s meant for easy listening, but it’s a song that the casual listener can relate to in one way or another. I do think that at some points, Greg Laswell goes a bit too low than he needs to, to make the song work well, but with the instrumental and vocal accompaniment that follows right after, I can forget that and just enjoy the song overall. Definitely a guy and band worth listening too, especially if your into easy, peaceful but meaningful music.