McGowan is an award-winning songwriter and in-demand collaborator based in Brooklyn, NY.
His newest album "American Regular" is a mix of his early rock n' roll influences - the Clash to Creedence, Marley to Neil Young. "I was trying to reflect my generation, where I came from, and the present state of things - but mostly trying to make a raw, fun, rockin' record."
With the help of bassist/producer Pete Donnelley (Figgs, Graham Parker), legendary engineer Henry Hirsch (Lenny Kravitz), songwriter/guitarist Dave Tozer (John Legend), and drummer Jason Molina (Longwave), Amercan Regular is driving and forceful at times - playing between raw emotions of "Girl Girl Girl, You're Making Me Nervous" to broader themes of american mythology with songs like "Go Down Fighting" and "On the Other Side". Mcgowan is quick to point out that these themes are not just American - "you see these attitudes all over the world - but that irony was sort of the point - we are all the same in so many ways."
Inspiration for the title came when some Australian friends pointed out that buying a "regular" sized coke in America was like buying a "large" everywhere else in the world. "I thought - now that's a rock n' roll concept!". "People always made me out to be the american regular too - blonde haired, blue eyed kid from the country. Not that i'd agree - but the idea stuck!"
When Mcgowan is not busy singing songs from American Regular and working on his home-spun acoustic recordings he can be found collaborating with various friends and artists. He partnered with Ben Lee on "Awake Is The New Sleep" (including the ARIA award winning co-write "Catch My Disease") and contributed to John Legend's grammy award winning "Get Lifted" . More recent projects include The Seventeens, Operator Please, Renee Cassar, The Cassette Kids, Old Man River, and Matt Corby to name a few!
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McGowan, I'm so sorry to hear you are playing my city while I am also booked to play at a different venue, what irony that you are playing a block from my place. You make great work, please let me know ahead of time next time you are coming to , or wanting to come to , Chicago.
I've def still been on my music grind! Me & Luck are workin on his new single right now.. I need your email so I can shoot u some music.. I even have the old songs we did at sigma! Lol and they still sound good!
That's fantastic you were featured on Degrassi! (Degrassi is my favorite guilty pleasure, though I'm at my quarter life crisis--maybe that's why I like it so much?) When are you playing in NYC again?
Hey there, I am going to be in Sea Isle for Joseph's wedding. Any chance of you playing down there at the end of September? Have fun with the shows this month, wish I was closer to attend!
Yeah get yo ass back here dude, we need to finish our song asap. Unless you have already without me ha ha. Album 2 is coming along nicely, recording it now. I am sitting on top of the hill getting internet access though cause there is no reception here. Hope you are good babes! Hopefully see you soon!
Heyo Mcgowan, thanks for sayin so. How's Brooklyn treating you these days? I've been growing veggies out here, hangin with some of the many rad urban farmers of Portland. Be back east for a visit, maybe a show, soon...if you're around I hope to see you. Peace!
Come out to my artshow/party this friday (MAY 8th) starting at 7pm....at (The Skinny) 174 Orchard st...Lower East side village...I am showing a large body of my artwork...come support it...hope you can make it....Michael Kulick
Hey Goo, how's things? Hope everythings going great! Living in Concord now, small space but you're welcome anytime-Kadynce'll share her crib as long as you don't hog her stuffed lamby!
