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Artiest/Band: The Bluest Sky
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The Bluest Sky is a New England-based alt-country/Americana band built around the songs of Chuck Melchin, longtime frontman of cult favourites’ the Bean Pickers Union. After more than fifteen years leading that loose collective across clubs and listening rooms throughout the region, Melchin hit the reset button, closing the Bean Pickers Union chapter and starting fresh with The Bluest Sky.
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“…top-notch Americana, spellbinding lyrics and sumptuous melodies” Americana-UK “Melchin’s songwriting is vivid and deep, exploring the human condition in a realised and empathic way” Folk & Tumble “Homegrown” is more than a record. It feels like a crop nurtured from rich soil, rooted in tradition but reaching for the sky.” Maximum Volume “… exemplary musicianship and Melchin’s songwriting and perfectly judged delivery …consistently delivers.” RNR “…the aural equivalent of a Hopper painting” Twangville |
On their self-titled debut and its bold follow-up, Raindancer, The Bluest Sky lean into the electric side of Americana, drawing on the mid-90s alt-country spirit of bands like the Jayhawks, Son Volt, and the Bottle Rockets - hooky songs, ringing guitars, and Hammond organ that feel tailor-made for late-night drives on New England back roads. Their third record, Homegrown, has an Exile on Main Street vibe with open G tuning and a bit of snarl. Critics have praised the band for pairing muscular, guitar-driven arrangements with melodic, emotionally detailed storytelling, helping push New England’s alt-country scene into new territory.
A revolving cast of top-shelf regional players helps bring Melchin’s songs to life on stage and in the studio, where collaborators have included guitarists Jabe Beyer, Andy Santospago, Mike Giordano and Gary Goodlow, keyboardists James Rohr, Jen Gunderman and Duncan Watt, drummers Dave Westner, Rick Cranford and Paul Gallo, bassist Chuck Vath, among others. Whether they’re tearing through an up-tempo road song or easing into a slow-burn ballad, The Bluest Sky delivers the kind of live show that feels both finely crafted and gloriously ragged around the edges - rooted in New England, but reaching for the wide-open horizon their name suggests.
| Chuck Melchin - electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, organ, vocals Jabe Beyer - electric and acoustic guitars, dobro, bass, drum sequencing, backing vocals Jen Gunderman – piano, Hammond B3 Dave Westner - drums, bass Andy Santospago - resonator guitar, pedal steel Jess Fox – octave violin, backing vocals Lynne Taylor - backing vocals Jabe Beyer : engineering, production and mixing on tracks 1,2,3,5,6 Chuck Melchin - production on tracks 4,7,8,9,10 Dave Westner - mixing on tracks 4,7,8,9,10; mastering |
TRACKLISTING 1. Magpie (3:25) 2. Stellwagen (2:19) 3. Birdland (3:38) 4. Finish Line (3:09) 5. According to Plan (2:55) 6. Isabella (5:01) 7. Please Come Home (3:42) 8. Snowbird (2:48) 9. The Motel (EXPLICIT) (3:12) 10. White Belly Bird (4:10) All songs by Chuck Melchin |
And now they bring you BIRDLAND, a 10 song LP with more of an eclectic mix of songs: full band bangers with howling B3 organ and screaming telecasters on songs like ‘Magpie’. Brooding tremolo laced baritone guitars bring a sinister feel to ‘Isabella’. On ‘White Belly Bird’ Melchin and long-time BPU collaborator Jess Fox lay down a simple, stark but powerful acoustic song played as a duo (with Jess playing an octave violin that she built herself). Production was split with Melchin producing 1/2 of the tracks at his studio in Exeter NH and Jabe Beyer producing the other half at his studio in Nashville.
For further information contact Geraint or Deb Jones at G Promo PR
• Email: gpromo@btinternet.com • Web: www.gpromopr.com
Read | The Bluest Sky - Homegrown
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