With a full band and plenty of instrumentation behind him, the care he puts into every nook and cranny of a song is evident. Out weather via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3. Join facebook to connect with steve gunn and others you may know. Stephen gunn, steven gunn, steve gunn or variant, may refer to. Shows music merch about contact links shows music merch about contact links steve gunn. Lightning field considers what we get out of art when it doesnt work, when. The lyrics evoke voyages, tempests actual and emotional, and a rich cast of. Mustaphas exit steve gunns prodigous talent for fusing traditional american song structures with a raga influence is almost criminally unheralded. Steve gunns imagines the fugitive moments afforded us during time off, out, and away as occasions for dilatory investigations into our immediate environments and interiors. Ocean parkway gunntruscinski duo three lobed recordings 2012 order lp. There is some music that just makes you feel safe and secure, like a warm blanket or a cat curled up on your chest.
My current research concerns accidental death and everyday life. Steve gunns time off is like a mixed drink, maybe a scotch and soda, on the front porch after a long day at work. Gunns music has been one of building slowly but methodically as he nurtured different aspects of his talent, from his early solo work, to his partnership with john truscinski on two outstanding records, to his second solo phase represented. Metaphysical consultation to tell you where you are on the path, why things are happening as they are, and what the universe wants from you and what skills you need to learn to transcend those teststo help make the future a happier one. Gunns music runs ahead and twists like time, like the road itself. Since his 2009 solo album, boerum palace, gunn has been honing a vocal style that perfectly complements his idiosyncratic approach to the guitar. His albums represent milestones of contemporary guitardriven, forward music. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from steve gunn at the discogs marketplace. All time off preorders include a link for an immediate 320k mp3 download of the track water wheel, which pitchfork kindly premiered today. B rooklyns steve gunn is the ty segall of americana, a prolific musician who has released albums since 2007, some with likeminded strummers such as kurt vile and hiss golden messenger. Boerum palace, by steve gunn three lobed recordings. He plays at the basement in sydney on thursday july 6, ngv friday nights in melbourne on friday july 7, the northcote social club in melbourne on saturday july 8, and the junk bar in brisbane on sunday july 9. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Steve gunns latest record is the fully formed pinnacle of his career.
Steve gunn, william tyler and chris forsyth on the new. Steve gunn is an erca accredited ropes course inspector, a ropes course construction technician, a wire rope inspector, a scaffolding inspector and is a consultant on the european committee for standardisation of ropes courses. Gunn truscinski duo not really a band of course, but a very cool forum for straight up gunn as guitarist action. The unseen in between by steve gunn, released 18 january 2019 1. Way out weather demonstrates a radical widescreen evolution for steve gunn, featuring a larger band and lusher, more expansive sonics than time off 20. A gifted guitarist and clever songwriter, the brooklynbased musician has been honing his craft for years, writing and recording with the likes of hiss golden messenger, mike cooper, the black twig pickers, and. Internationally recognized metaphysical practitioner with clients on all continents. Announced steve gunn australian tour remote control.
His last record, time off, was performed by a trio and veered toward pop structures. Gunns first eponymous album with a full band, time off harnesses a. Steve gunn is a sometimeguitarist in kurt viles violators, and one half of the gunntruscinski duo. This is gunn at the top of his game, utterly unique but steeped in traditions both vernacular and avantgarde. For most of the last decade and a half, guitarist steve gunn has been quietly going about his business as a musicians musician. Steve gunn born in lansdowne, pennsylvania, united states is an american, brooklynbased, singersongwriter. This is the virtuosic guitaristsongwriters careerdefining statement to date, a selfassured masterpiece. Even though steve gunn calls new york home, he sounds like a ramblin man. Time off pob08 showcases the virtuosic guitarist and songwriters oblique character sketches and storysongs, some of which, like lurker and street keeper, portray. Whether on his own or in collaboration with a host of welltraveled keepers of the avantgarde, gunn has used the last. The critically acclaimed time off 20, his first fullband album highlighting his. Steve gunn is an american, brooklynbased, singersongwriter. Includes unlimited streaming of time off via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Desert heat was cool with cian nugent too, hopefully he keeps riding both sides of that equation and does keep putting out more guitarcentric stuff in between the indieleaning trajectory of the song based stuff.
Steve gunn the unseen in between though he rose to early acclaim as a fingerstyle guitarist, the singersongwriter is steadily developing into. The album opens with the sublime, meditative water wheel, a paean to the water wheels constant turnopen views and days to burn and indeed time off sounds as if steve has swum full circle to reach the headwaters of his musical practice. November 27, 2016 all articles, steve gunn, steve gunn author, steve gunn books, steve gunn consultation, steve gunn reading, steve gunn soulmates no more fighting just to be ok before i took the course with steve, i was fighting way too hard to just be okay. For over a decade, guitaristvocalist steve gunn has been one the american musics most pivotal figures conjuring immersive and psychedelic sonic landscapes both live and on record, releasing revered solo albums ranking high on intheknow end of year lists, alongside exploratory collaborations with artists as diverse as mike cooper, kurt vile, and michael chapman whose most recent studio. Steve gunn makes music that feels like it was tailormade for road tripsexpansive, panoramic, full of twists and sharp left turns. His 20 album, time off, expanded the concept to a trio with bass and drums, and for the recent way out weatherhis most ambitious album to dategunn assembled a band that highlights his guitar mannerisms with harp, banjo, and other.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Way out weather by steve gunn on amazon music unlimited. Steve gunn multi disciplinary psychic metaphysical. Get steve gunn setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other steve gunn fans for free on. Steve gunn is a new yorkbased guitarist and songwriter. On his breakthrough fourth album, the unseen in between, steve gunn explores his own emotional landscapes with his most complex, fully realized songs to date. Preorder customers will also be automatically entered into a drawing for a free and scarce copy of the golden gunn lp 3 lobed recordings 20 record store day release, a killer collaboration. I say stonedout, but im not sure if steve gunn was actually high when he wrote and recorded these songs. Includes unlimited streaming of time off via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Time off pob08 showcases the virtuosic guitarist and songwriters oblique character sketches and storysongs, some of which, like lurker and. Gunn has released a video for the first single, conditions wild, which is directed by brandon herman. Mining the catalogs of robbie basho, sandy bull, michael chapman, and sonny sharrock, among other titans of stringedthings, steve has steadily processed these inspirations into a singular, virtuosic stream.
Steve gunn is following up 2014s way out weather with eyes on the lines. For over a decade, guitaristvocalist steve gunn has been one the american musics. Their next tour date is friday, may 1st at pappy and harriets in pioneertown, ca. Listen to your favorite songs from way out weather by steve gunn now. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. Steve gunn, william tyler and chris forsyth on the new golden age of guitar. Steve gunn is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer living and working in brooklyn, new york. Steve gunns new album imagines the fugitive moments afforded us during time off, out, and away as occasions for dilatory investigations into our immediate environments and interiors. Steve gunn is an actor and director, known for the professor and the madman 2019, titanic. Talking travels, characters and time off with steve gunn playing johnny brendas tomorrow night the key. On time off he crafts his first batch of songs for a full band.
Singerguitarist steve gunn is known for his work in kurt viles band the violators, but he is also an impressive artist in his own right. Time off is his first trio recording under his own name. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Time off by steve gunn released in 20 via paradise of bachelors. But his crowning achievement this year is undoubtedly time off, an instant classic if ever there was one. In addition to collaborating with meg baird, the magik markers, and kurt vile, he has been an active recording artist as a member of ghq, the gunn truscinski duo, and in his lowkey way, as a solo artist. Golden gunn by golden gunn, released 20 april 20 1. Guitar lines are highway lines are lines carved by the view out the window are the lines one waits in to get a quick meal on the way from one destination to another are lines one draws in the van to stay amused. The beatles 50th anniversary editions in mix magazine lukpac, a moment ago. Stream tracks and playlists from steve gunn on your desktop or mobile device. Boerum palace by steve gunn, released 17 november 2009 1. As one of kurt viles deputized violators, steve gunn has already had an eventful. Steve gunn is having a blockbuster spring, having signed recently to matador records, and announcing that hell be joining wilco on their spring tour. Crisp fall air, alcohol warming the belly, and a stupid smirk on your face as the stonedout acoustic grooves wash over you.