LA-based Ben Schwab started Sylvie after finding a box of tapes his father had recorded with his band in the 1970s.
Named after a Matthews Southern Comfort song, the project is rooted in a warm, sun-bleached Laurel Canyon and Nashville sound; country folk-rock with a soft-focus amber glow. Schwab also played guitar in Drugdealer, whose sound occupies similar territory.
Itâs music that sounds like it could have been made fifty years ago, which isnât a criticism. Some things age without rusting.
New single âNot Looking Back Anymoreâ is tender folk about - perhaps ironic for the sound of it - leaving the past behind. It sounds inspired by âThank Youâ by Bonnie Rait, glowing with that same tenderness.
Debut album âNew Seasonâ, built in his home studio and finished at Abbey Road, and featuring Sierra Ferrell, Courtney Marie Andrews and Kacy Lee Anderson, is out 6 Nov on Ghostly International.
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