Maurizio Guidoni (Guitar and Vocals);
Enrico Soverini (drums);
Gabriele Balducci (Bass and Vocals);
Marco Gisfredi (Guitar).
Influences
Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Grandaddy, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo, Handsome Family, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Lee Hazlewood, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Morricone, David Lynch's Soundtracks and Link Wray.
Sounds Like
Deep desert sound, paisley udg, and fuc*ing wonderful songs!!!
The band was born in march 2005 in Bologna (Italy) as Earl and the Losers. At the beginning they used to play only self-written instrumental surf music, except for a pair of Link Wray covers. The Greek label Fuzz Overdose Records has released Earl and the Losers' debut album, intitled "Maximum Surf'n'Western From Tortello Town". After few months the line up has changed; at the same time the newly born DeSoto (Maurizio, Gabriele, Marco, Enrico) started to introduce in their repertoire some "songs" written in the last 7 years by Maurizio, while instrumental tracks turned into a more Italian Spaghetti Western sound. The influence of the “songs” comes from the sixties (Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Dylan, Lee Hazlewood, ecc) and from the American Alternative country scene (Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo etc). The guys also love trad country stuff (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams), low-down blues (John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed etc), vintage rock'n'roll, garage (Sonics)...until the seventies punk. Big influences are also movies by Sergio Leone and David Lynch. In june 2008 they booked a studio and recorded 12 of these songs, then flought to Tucson, Arizona, and mixed the tracks in the famous WaveLab Studios to get that great desert sound. In April 2009, due to legal reasons, they decided to change band name in DADDY WAS A DRIVER! Their first album, mixed and co-produced by Craig Schumacher of Wavelab studios, is coming out next summer with ZipRecords (San Francisco, USA)
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La band nasce nel marzo 2005 a Bologna col nome Earl and the Losers. Inizialmente il repertorio è composto solo da pezzi strumentali in stile surf, tutti originali ad eccezione di un paio di cover di Link Wray. L'etichetta greca Fuzz Overdose Records pubblica il loro album di debutto, dall'eloquente titolo "Maximum Surf'n'Western From Tortello Town". In seguito la line-up della band cambia e gli appena nati DeSoto, partendo da musiche e testi composti da Maurizio negli ultimi 7 anni, iniziano a costruire le prime canzoni che andranno a formare l'ossatura principale del loro repertorio. Le influenze di questi brani sono da ricercare nell’alternative country di gruppi come Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo, Yo La Tengo, nel sound anni 60 di Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Lee Hazlewood, nel country di Hank Williams e Johnny Cash, nelle colonne sonore di Morricone e quelle più recenti dei film di David Lynch. Nell'estate del 2008 registrano in studio alcune di queste canzoni, che vengono poi mixate nei famosi Wavelab studios di Tucson, Arizona. Nell'aprile 2009, per ragioni legali, la band cambia nome in DADDY WAS A DRIVER! Il loro primo album, che contiene 12 tracce originali ed è stato co-prodotto da Craig Schumacher dei Wavelab studios, sta per uscire con l'etichetta americana ZipRecords.
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Hey! Thanks again for being our friend. Make sure you have a little listen to our album Songs For Abandoned Buildings. If you like it, please follow the link on the player to buy it from itunes so we can play a town near you!
Hey! Make sure you have a little listen to our album Songs For Abandoned Buildings. If you like it, please follow the link on the player to buy it from itunes so we can play a town near you!
The band was born in march 2005 in Bologna (Italy) as Earl and the Losers. At the beginning they used to play only self-written instrumental surf music, except for a pair of Link Wray covers. The Greek label Fuzz Overdose Records has released Earl and the Losers' debut album, intitled "Maximum Surf'n'Western From Tortello Town". After few months the line up has changed; at the same time the newly born DeSoto (Maurizio, Gabriele, Marco, Enrico) started to introduce in their repertoire some "songs" written in the last 7 years by Maurizio, while instrumental tracks turned into a more Italian Spaghetti Western sound. The influence of the “songs” comes from the sixties (Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Dylan, Lee Hazlewood, ecc) and from the American Alternative country scene (Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo etc). The guys also love trad country stuff (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams), low-down blues (John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed etc), vintage rock'n'roll, garage (Sonics)...until the seventies punk. Big influences are also movies by Sergio Leone and David Lynch. In june 2008 they booked a studio and recorded 12 of these songs, then flought to Tucson, Arizona, and mixed the tracks in the famous WaveLab Studios to get that great desert sound. In April 2009, due to legal reasons, they decided to change band name in DADDY WAS A DRIVER! Their first album, mixed and co-produced by Craig Schumacher of Wavelab studios, is coming out next summer with ZipRecords (San Francisco, USA)
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La band nasce nel marzo 2005 a Bologna col nome Earl and the Losers. Inizialmente il repertorio è composto solo da pezzi strumentali in stile surf, tutti originali ad eccezione di un paio di cover di Link Wray. L'etichetta greca Fuzz Overdose Records pubblica il loro album di debutto, dall'eloquente titolo "Maximum Surf'n'Western From Tortello Town". In seguito la line-up della band cambia e gli appena nati DeSoto, partendo da musiche e testi composti da Maurizio negli ultimi 7 anni, iniziano a costruire le prime canzoni che andranno a formare l'ossatura principale del loro repertorio. Le influenze di questi brani sono da ricercare nell’alternative country di gruppi come Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo, Yo La Tengo, nel sound anni 60 di Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Lee Hazlewood, nel country di Hank Williams e Johnny Cash, nelle colonne sonore di Morricone e quelle più recenti dei film di David Lynch. Nell'estate del 2008 registrano in studio alcune di queste canzoni, che vengono poi mixate nei famosi Wavelab studios di Tucson, Arizona. Nell'aprile 2009, per ragioni legali, la band cambia nome in DADDY WAS A DRIVER! Il loro primo album, che contiene 12 tracce originali ed è stato co-prodotto da Craig Schumacher dei Wavelab studios, sta per uscire con l'etichetta americana ZipRecords.
