The Beatles
Bruce Springsteen
Bright Eyes
Low
Ryan Adams
Johnny Cash
Sufjan Stevens
David Bowie
Mates of State
Sigur Ros
Godspeed You..
Broken Social Scene
Stars
Feist
Metric Willie Nelson
Ray Charles
blah blah blah....
Tom Hamilton is only in his mid-’20s, but the guitarist/singer commands his nursery of American Babies with all the seasoned know-how of someone twice his age. The band is filled out by some heavy hitting Brooklyn based musicians; guitarist Scott Metzger, bassist Jim Hamilton, vibraphone virtuoso Kevin Kendrick, and the highly praised drummer Joe Russo. Such a lineup could easily create a large, boisterous sound, but the American Babies apply a "less is more" mentality to these rootsy, country-infused tunes. When Hamilton strums his guitar, casually wails into his harmonica, and leads the American Babies in another one of their wistful numbers, he channels a young Gram Parsons (or perhaps a more sober Ryan Adams). And when the American Babies wrap their three-part harmonies around Hamilton’s twangy baritone, it’s not hard to see this group - and their young leader - enjoying a career as lengthy as those aforementioned luminaries.
You can download their debut album either here through MySpace
Great set. I really enjoyed it. Dead serious about the early ABB dynamics thing, too. Tammi as a friend. You guys will do very, very well. Best wishes.
aww shit its the Hammy brothers and joe fuking joe russo!!!.. I WILL SEE YOU AT HIGH SIERRA.. jim hamilton its been what , 9 years? by the way.. im a big fan of da BABIES!!!!
Hi! I posted two rough mixes from my next record. "Never Stopped (Lovin Him)" and "Shoot You Down" are Old-timey Country Heartbreakers. Please check them out! Love BJ
