The Driftwood Singers unassumingly take
the stage and sing songs that could have been written ages ago but were more
likely written in the last few weeks. Just barely in their 20′s The Driftwood Singers are prolific writers
immersed in the folk tradition building on songs and stories that at their
heart are observations of the human condition in all it’s gruesome variations
and beautiful splendor.
Constantly on the road since beginning the
band nearly two years ago at the age of 19, playing all over the country and
Canada, The Driftwood Singers are quite a surprising contrast to what one might
expect from two kids born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles.
They prove that one can love the Carter Family and traditional music and still
be firmly in the present with songs as vibrant and alive as any we’ve heard and
an attitude that embraces the anti-elitist and DIY ethos of the punks we love
Their debut, 5-song EP, Look! beautifully
exemplifies their determination. After experimenting with some big studios and
b The
Driftwood Singers unassumingly take the stage and sing songs that could have
been written ages ago but were more likely written in the last few weeks.
Just barely in their 20′s The
Driftwood Singers are prolific writers immersed in the folk tradition building
on songs and stories that at their heart are observations of the human
condition in all it’s gruesome variations and beautiful splendor.
Constantly on the road since beginning the
band nearly two years ago at the age of 19, playing all over the country and
Canada, The Driftwood Singers are quite a surprising contrast to what one might
expect from two kids born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles.
They prove that one can love the Carter Family and traditional music and still
be firmly in the present with songs as vibrant and alive as any we’ve heard and
an attitude that embraces the anti-elitist and DIY ethos of the punks we love
Their debut, 5-song EP, Look! beautifully
exemplifies their determination. After experimenting with some big studios and
becoming frustrated with the intervals of multi-tracking and the stale output
of Protools, they decided one night to pare everything down to its stark
essence and begin recording it on a Sony Walkman which they did by laying it on
their living room table and pressing record. What’s captured is the
immediacy of their performances and what they call “the transparency of
sound”.
How can you go wrong with songs of death
and hope, murder and love, lechery and splendor, transcendence and cruelty and
all points in between! We’re looking forward to being a part The Driftwood
Singers story as it winds it’s way through the hills, hollers, canyons and
caves out of the shadows of the blue ridge mountains of Pocahontas, West
Virginia to wide open starlit skies of Joshua Tree, California.
