Californian blues rock’n’rollers SHOTGUN SAWYER share a second excerpt taken from their upcoming third studio album “Shotgun Sawyer”, to be released on December 6th through Ripple Music.
The follow-up to SHOTGUN SAWYER‘s 2019 full-length “Bury The Hatchet”, new album “Shotgun Sawyer” will grip any blues and rock’n’roll fan with its sun-drenched riffs, bottleneck goodness, and soulful and gritty vocals. From electrifying stompers to languid and crossroads-worthy jams, frontman and guitarist Dylan Jarman offers a perfect soundtrack for the darkest days, with an addictive live jam feel oozing throughout its nine songs. This is modern crossroads blues with a true rock’n’roll spirit, one that will warm your heart and make for the perfect companion during life’s ups and downs, the Shotgun Sawyer way. ► Don’t miss the latest single “Cock N’ Bull” at this location
Shotgun Sawyer is a three-piece blues and rock’n’roll band from the small town of Auburn, California. Growing up in the woods and down on the river, vocalist/guitarist Dylan Jarman, bassist Brett (The Butcher) Sanders, and original drummer David Lee absorbed deep, Americana roots from childhood. Growing up listening to rock’n’roll bands like Led Zeppelin, CCR, and the Allman Brothers and expanding out into the Deep Delta & Chicago Blues of Son House, Elmore James, and Howlin’ Wolf, Shotgun Sawyer combines all these influences and more into a raw, authentic, and explosive performance, night after night, and in the recording studio.
Signed to Ripple Music in 2019, Shotgun Sawyer has released two records to date: their riotous debut “Thunderchief” in 2016, and the sophomore full-length “Bury The Hatchet” in 2019. Having tirelessly toured the US West Coast from 2015 to 2020 (including a month-long campaign across Europe in 2018), Shotgun Sawyer took a break following COVID-19 shutdowns. With a 2020 return to Europe shelved, creative differences came to a head, and in 2021, original drummer David Lee left the band.
Now back in full swing with new drummer Cody Tarbell of Slow Season and Westing fame on board, Shotgun Sawyer is set to return in force with the release of their self-titled studio album on December 6th via Ripple Music. The album also features contributions from Patrick Hills (keys), Brian Souders (harmonica) and Jacob Hurst (waterphone).
New album “Shotgun Sawyer”
Out December 6th on Ripple Music (LP/CD/digital)
Bandcamp preorder / US preorder
Frontman and guitarist Dylan Jarman about the making of the album: “In many ways, “Shotgun Sawyer” is the culmination of every hard-learned lesson from the band’s first 5 years and ever since, synthesized. The songwriting, orchestration, recording process, and instrumentation (the “music”) are all leaps and bounds improved and more sophisticated than anything we’d ever attempted. Cody’s drumming, Brett’s bass runs, backing vocals, guests on harmonica and keys, new effects and my own humble development on guitar and lyrical development are all put across like never before by the recording/mixing genius of Patrick Hills out of Earth Tone Studios in Sacramento. Cody is an accomplished engineer in his own right, and watching him collaborate with Patrick to achieve what I consider “the best drum sound ever recorded” was a master class. When Shotgun Sawyer started, I never could have dreamed we’d ever sound this good.
Then there are the song themes. These tunes were written during lockdown, a hiatus and some emotional and musical upheaval for the group and myself. I learned I have ADHD, and began a long journey of forgiving myself for personal failings and rebuilding relationships with loved ones I had estranged. I selfishly destroyed a friendship and collaborative musical relationship with David Lee, Shotgun Sawyer’s stellar original drummer.
I thought for a while I wanted to start a solo project. I lost much of the spiritual faith I had been raised with since childhood. I watched the United States descend into political and economic turmoil on a mass scale in the wake of COVID-19. I became a school teacher, and have been forever stamped with the hope and humility my students demonstrate every day. I fell further and further in love with my wife, my best friend and hero of 10 years. I went through countless musical obsessions, from Motown to rockabilly, and wished I could emulate them all. This record tells all of these stories and more, if you listen carefully. It might seem counterintuitive to wait till a third record to release a self-titled album, but I couldn’t think of a better way to communicate that THIS is Shotgun Sawyer. Definitively. Something new is starting here.”
Shotgun Sawyer is
Dylan Jarman – Guitars & Vocals
Brett Sanders – Bass
Cody Tarbell – Drums
Shotgun Sawyer links
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Ripple Music links
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