Alternative Rock & blues with an emphasis on electric, acoustic and slide guitar. Distorted vocals, harmonica, jazzy and atmospheric vibes on this CD creates a sonic hootenanny.

9 MP3 Songs in this album (29:15) !
Related styles: ROCK: Classic Rock, BLUES: Dirty Blues

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Coming off the heels of his self titled debut, Johnny Hawthorn has released his 2nd CD entitled âDeath & Taxesâ. Assisting in the production and engineering was Todd Nichols (Toad the Wet Sprocket). This collaborative effort has proven effective in helping dial in the sounds and producing an eclectic collection of songs that cross over many styles.

The CD breaks out with melodic rock anthem âPunk in the Streetâ with its catchy chorus and layered harmonies (it already garnered several awards from Garageband.com including âBest male vocalsâ and âTrack of the dayâ among others). Other tracks stylistically jump around offering the listener a flavor of blues are âCold Hearted Womanâ to the distorted vocal and harmonica title track âDeath and Taxesâ to the jazzy âWhen I kiss youâ. Thereâs a spin on the classic blues standard âIn my time of dyingâ (with a slight nod to Led Zeppelin) and the song âLosers gameâ with its moody and atmospheric vibe. âOn this CD I incorporated many of my influences (past and present) and used many unusual guitars in the production. The result is a sonically diverse CD with songs of different moods and textures.â
âI was fortunate with my first CD, people embraced it and I played shows across the US and a few shows in the UK as well.â Along the way, a few of the songs were placed in shows featured on NBC, HBO and FOX and I was featured in Guitar Player and Guitar World magazines. Iâm hoping to do the same with this release and with a bit of luck get to even more places around the world.â
Performing live the band brings an excitement and performance so rarely seen with up and coming bands. Showcasing original songs and twisted takes on blues standards the band tears it up with improvisational jams reminiscent of the great bands of the 70âs. Playing everything from lapsteel slide guitar, acoustic, electric and harmonica the band does it best to entertain the audience.
With its old-school styling and freeform ability, it easy to understand why music fans across the globe would be drawn to the band. The band's sound is uniquely their own, yet it pays homage to those rock and blues giants that came before them. âWe're here to please all segments of music fans just as our musical influences did.â