Friday 10 January 2014

KAJA-FAX: Auburn – New Album – ‘Nashville’

Cover ArtIncredible as it is, over 18 months has passed since ‘Indian Summer’ and in that time, Auburnhave managed to play an incredible amount of live shows, both here in the UK and also in the United States. Inspired perhaps by being billed alongside legendary San Francisco outfitJefferson Starship, Auburn had, by 2012, returned to the creative groove and were tentatively penning songs that were to form their next long-player. Seeds sown during those New Orleans performances had been growing and were about to bear fruit, and by mid 2013 Auburn were ready to return to America. Armed with a brace of songs and that all important studio time, Liz hit the United States via that most inspiring of US cities and musical epicentre, Nashville. In the studio and ready to roll, Auburn were primed and ready to lay those tracks down, with the multi award winning producer Thomm Jutz at the helm.
The results are nothing short of spectacular….
Auburn are unequivocally unique, and although comparable to some, their sound is truly like no other. With new album ‘Nashville’, they take us on a journey of discovery through many other influences hitherto unexplored. Blues, Country, Jazz….this album takes these musical disciplines and more, blending them in some bizarre display of alchemy, turning them into something special. Uniquely special.
‘Nashville’, the new album by Auburn, is released on January 27th and can be pre-ordered through Amazon via THIS LINK.  KajaFax are incredibly fortunate to have been gifted a copy by the band back in November, and it’s fair to say that the disc has been given some serious rotation since then!  In spite of its unique qualities, there are still parallels to be drawn between ‘Nashville’ and other classic artistes spanning many genres, some of which are very close to theKajagoogoo camp (Limahl fans read on).  Clearly influenced by legends such as Billie Hollidayand Bonnie Raitt, many other ingredients go into the mix to form the Auburn sound.  In‘Nashville’, the band has an album to rival those of its US contemporaries, such as Madeleine Peyroux, Norah Jones, and the late Karen Dalton, artists the calibre of which Auburn are often favourably likened to.


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Nashville
CD - £9.99

Indian Summer
CD - £9.99
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