The genesis of Seafoam Green followed a chance meeting with Rich Robinson during recording sessions in Nashville. O’Grady was invited by Robinson to open his US and European tour dates and soon the pair began writing and recording in earnest, leading to their collaboration on the stunning debut album.
Debut
album ‘Topanga Mansion’ was recorded at 4th Street Recording in Santa
Monica, California and is a fine collection of melodic folk and rock jam
Americana with an all round warm sound that invites the listener into
its intricacies. Encompassing O’Grady’s varied influences from Creedence
Clearwater Revival to Aslan and Christy Moore, the sounds of Nashville,
Irish storytelling and more recently the sounds of Liverpool where
O’Grady currently resides, it’s a mansion in itself of extravagant
beautiful musical décor.
“The
first time I heard John Fogerty sing I was like “what is that!!?? and
how do I do it?” says O’Grady and in tracks like ‘Down The River’ we can
hear footprints of CCR as the track explodes with a whiskey-soaked,
gospel-harmony, truck-driving classic rock power that’s just plain
awesome. More melodic moments like ‘Celtic Wonderings’ shows another
side with its contemplative accomplished folk finger-picking stylings
and beautiful backdrop of pedal steel and strings and O’Gradys’ hushed
well-worn voice rising above in a haze of wondering. “The thing I love
about Irish folk music is the story telling, the poetic phrasing that
passes through verses live waves over sand or stones, no two verses are
the same as they are telling a different part of the story and project a
different image.” Adds O’Grady.
2017
is shaping up to be a year of playing, travelling and meeting people
for Seafoam Green and with Topanga Mansion coming out on double vinyl on
Liverpool’s Mellowtone Records, O’Grady is coming out of the shadows
with a quality of songwriting and music that will no doubt place him at
the top of the UK’s Americana, folk and indie scenes.
Artist: Seafoam Green
Album: Topanga Mansion
Release Date: 22nd April 2017 (Double Vinyl)
Label: Mellowtone Records
Pre-Order
seafoamgreenband.com
Artist: Seafoam Green
Album: Topanga Mansion
Release Date: 22nd April 2017 (Double Vinyl)
Label: Mellowtone Records
Pre-Order
seafoamgreenband.com
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