"eyes closed or open"
Listen to John McCabe's evocatively wrought Here Comes The Rain and there is a sense of comfort within the dense guitars, the folk rock universal-ism and McCabe's vocal aesthetic that (to me) brings Michael Stipe to mind. Once you are settled into the song, with eyes closed or open you realize that some pieces of musical art rest on the current trend and some don't have to rely on them as long as the sound is earnest.
-Robb Donker
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Orange County / LA based musician and songwriter. Over the last 3 years, released two 5-song EP, "These Years" on 16th May 2019 as follow up to the 2017 "Flower Circle" record; both recorded, mixed and Produced by John Kimbrough (Walt Mink, Teen Judge) at Janky East Studios, Los Angeles. Alt-Country / Indie music genre (Lemonheads, Uncle Tupelo, Replacements, Pixies, Dino, Jr.). Subsequent singles, "Half Way" (Sept, 2019), Broken, Perfect Sense & April (2018).
John McCabe's Words:
The artist T. Nem Hackett turned me on to punk rock and I am forever indebted to him for that. Having grown up in the circumference of Meat Puppets territory in Phoenix, AZ, I was not to become aware of them until it was nearly too late. My formative years had me in a decade long Grateful Dead coma. T. Nem and punk rock pulled me from that.
I initially started playing music, during my college years, on the streets and coffee shops (Steep 'n Brew) of Madison, WI with Dave - an elderly homeless guitar player from Kentucky. A duo.
Nem and I later started 'The Shelf Talkers' in Boston in the late 80's and managed to record one 1/4" tape 4-track tune called "On The Road"
Ten years ago I cobbled together a makeshift home studio and began recording demos, which led to my first Studio EP, 2017's 'Flower Circle', recorded and produced by John Kimbrough (Walt Mink, Teen Judge). I continue to write, record & produce new music - as well as make all of the associated artwork.
On May 16th, 2019, I released my sophomore effort: "These Years EP. I was very fortunate to work with the same team as 'Flower Circle' at Janky East Studios, Los Angeles.
In 2017, I co-founded Engine Trouble with Don Erikson. We play and perform original, jangly guitar rock; Erikson and I share songwriting duties. I also perform solo acoustic dates - check out my current show dates across Orange County and Los Angeles.
Engine Trouble, John McCabe, Here Comes the Rain, singer songwriter, Orange County, Los Angeles, indie rock, alt folk, alt country, folk rock
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