Unflinching, and dead honest. Texas-based, Canadian-born songwriter Scott Klein turns out psych-tinged Indie Folk and Americana with a dark, cinematic pull, Southern Gothic shadows pulled toward something sharper and sexier. A slow-burn thriller you can dance to.
The new run of singles opens with "Sugar Baby": red dress, dead eyes, borrowed touch, a woman built for someone else's story. It's the moment the illusion cracks, when the girl you thought was yours turns out to belong to no one. The song is half Canadian, half Texan. It was produced by Jamey Koch, whose credits include Vancouver punk band D.O.A. and sessions with Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip, at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver's Gastown. Pre-production was done in Austin, Texas, by Jonathan Tyler of Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights.
"China White" turns feral, a proto-punk snarl produced in Austin by Coltin Turner with his brother Zane Turner of The Mellows.
"Paper Cigarette," steeped in the appetite of Parisian nights, explores the ache of lust and detachment. It was recorded with Shakey Graves producer and RIAA Gold-certified Chris "Boo" Boosahda and co-produced by Jonathan Tyler, known for his work with Nikki Lane, Paul Cauthen, and Reckless Kelly. John Michael of Night Glitter plays bass.
"Hey Lady" is a stark portrait of a prairie woman, dulled by addiction and trapped by silence, reaching for a way out. Erica Maier of The Garrys lends haunting lead vocal harmonies, accompanied by other members and ex-members of Deep Dark Woods. Lucas Goetz (ex-Deep Dark Woods) drives the pulse on drums and lap steel, and Chris Mason (also ex-Deep Dark Woods) holds it down on bass.
It all grows from Scott's debut album, Jesse's Hotel, featuring Leot Hanson of The Sheepdogs and Produced / engineered / Mixed by Aspen Beverage of Saskatoon . The record earned underground success and a nomination at the Saskatchewan Music Awards, and the same haunted, plainspoken storytelling landed "Sunshine" on Spotify's Renegade Folk editorial playlist.
For fans of dark, character-driven folk and roots rock.
