This post is dedicated to my coffee guy. He has some mean tattoos, a cool haircut, and evidently some bloody great taste in music. The other week I was waiting for my coffee and overheard some kinda swing, jump blues, country & western rockabilly tunes coming out of the speakers. I was intrigued to say the least, mainly because I was confused as to how I had never heard it before. Surely it was straight outta the 1950's? No siree bob. Upon enquiring as to who the artist was, I was informed by coffee guy (as he shall be known) that it was in fact a band called Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, and no, it wasn't recorded 60 years ago, it was produced in 2008 in a little home studio in London.
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are made up of three siblings - Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Durham. Their sound is made authentic by the use of 40's & 50's recording equipment - the band does not use any computers or any digital format during the recording process. But these guys aren't mere hipsters worshipping at the alter of retro, like a few of their UK contemporaries - their sound manages to be both nostalgic & fresh, evocative of yesteryear but also youthful, fun & undeniably genuine.
These are some of my favourite tracks from their self-titled record from 2008. Their new album, 'Smoking in Heaven', is due to be released on May 30th of this year.
Enjoy!
Going Up The Country
Polly Put The Kettle On
I Got My Mojo Working
C x
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