American Band - Out 9.30.16

A powerful and legitimately provocative work, hard edged and finely honed, the album is the sound of a truly American Band – a Southern American band – speaking on matters that matter. DBT made the choice to direct the Way We Live Now head on, employing realism rather than subtext or symbolism to purge its makers’ own anger, discontent, and frustration with societal disintegration and the urban/rural divide that has partitioned the country for close to a half-century. Fueled by a just spirit of moral indignation and righteous rage, AMERICAN BAND is protest music fit for the stadiums, designed to raise issues and ire as the nation careens towards its most momentous election in a generation.
AMERICAN BAND’s considerable force can in part be credited to the sheer musical strength of the current Drive-By Truckers line-up, with Hood and Cooley joined by bassist Matt Patton, keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Jay Gonzalez, and drummer Brad Morgan – together, the longest-lasting iteration in the band’s two-decade history.

AMERICAN BAND follows ENGLISH OCEANS and 2015’s IT’S GREAT TO BE ALIVE!, marking the first time DBT have made three consecutive LPs with the same hard-traveling crew.

This album will release on September 30, 2016. 

Original music from Wilmington DE
Jim Lyons - guitars
Fred Scheing - Bass
Dan McGowan - vocals, harmonica, percussion, keys

Transcontinental project between Michael Waltman & Dan McGowan.  Waltman resides in Scotsdale, AZ, McGowan in Wilmington DE.  They have been close friends for 35+ years, brought together by music at teenagers.  This writing collaboration works by sharing, editing and creating songs by sharing Logic Pro tracks.                                                                    

BAND BIO: friction pitch is an ambient kraut rock band from Seattle WA.

The first EP -  'FRICTION PITCH' EP was a collaborative project that started in 2015 which led to a bunch of live shows, radio airplay, and a great time.

The new LP...Super G...is being recorded now and FP is heading in a new direction. 14 fresh tracks and a heavier ambient feel.

The first single "Where is my mind" is posted and new songs will be released along the way. 

Come see a show in 2018...we'll have a killer show with 2 live drummers, lots of heavy reverb, and a driving beat fresh outta da 80's.


'Where is my mind?' - written,  recorded, engineered and produced by Dan Gallagher at Studio G, located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle WA. Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.

'5 Billion A.D.' - written by Dan Gallagher/B.Sherlock and recorded, engineered and produced by Dan Gallagher at Studio G, located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle WA. Copyright 2018 - all rights reserved.

'The Ride' - written by D.Gallagher was recorded, engineered and Produced by Phil Ek (Built to Spill, The Shins, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, many more)at Avast Studio in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle WA. 'The Ride' is being mastered @ Sterling Studio in NYC. Copyright 2015 - All Rights Reserved 

Video for 'The Ride': produced and directed by Dan McKinnis in Portland Or.

'Safer Place' - written by D.Gallagher (feat Brian Marshall)was recorded, engineered and produced by Dan Gallagher and Brian Marshall at Cobra Studio in West Seattle, Seattle WA. Copyright 2015 - All Rights Reserved 

 
Press Updates:
Seattle WA - 'The Ride' was produced by Phil Ek and recorded at Avast Studios in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle WA. 

All songs are copyrighted 2014-2018. All rights reserved.

Artwork/photography: Dan Gallagher. All rights reserved.
Contact: 206-734-2971
email: frictionpitch@gmail.com

New album "Things Are Great" out now!
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