El Obo

ARTIST / BAND: El Obo

MP3: Vrgn Evl

ALBUM: Oxford Basement Collection

FILE UNDER: Indie, Folk, Psychedelic

LABEL: Esperanza Plantation

INFO: It’s time! We’re kicking off our 2011 release schedule with a record several years in the making. May 10th will see the debut release of El Obo, the solo side-project of Colour Revolt frontman Jesse Coppenbarger. The ten tracks that comprise Oxford Basement Collection were recorded over a five year span during Jesse’s spare time between Colour Revolt releases and tours, and highlight his quick development into the accomplished songwriter heard on their 2010 release, The Cradle. The El Obo project is a singer-songwriter venture that focuses on Jesse’s talents as a vocalist, so fans of Colour Revolt tracks like “A New Family” and “Moses of the South” will feel right at home. To capture the warm tones of this debut, we are releasing it in a deluxe vinyl edition, that features the album on blue vinyl plus a copy of the record on cd (with 3 bonus tracks) in the LP jacket. Pre-order your copy today in our e-store!

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Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles

ARTIST / BAND: Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles
MP3: "At The Wake" / "Private Land"
ALBUM: Days That Passed
FILE UNDER: Folk, Indie, Rock
LABEL: Esperanza Plantation
INFO:
Jackson, Mississippi label, Esperanza Plantation (home to The Weeks & Colour Revolt), is proud to announce the debut release from Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles.  Days That Passed will be available everywhere tomorrow, April 27th, 2010.
A Boise, Idaho transplant, Johnny Bertram sonically channels the influences of the Pacific Northwest's musical forebears (think Pedro the Lion, The Decemberists, Built to Spill) in his acoustic-based songwriting.  A Mississippi resident for the past five years, his songs are steeped in indie-rock and Americana and filtered through a Deep South lens that generates an interesting perspective and sound.
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