Jake La Botz - Sunnyside '2017

Tracks list

ABOUT THE ALBUM
One of our favorite albums of the year. -Inked Magazine

One of the years best Americana albums. -PopMatters

Jake La Botz’s story seems entirely too cinematic to be true. On his new
album Sunnyside, Jakes songs are heavily informed by his life, one that wraps
shades of Merle Haggard, Charles Bukowski, Jim Jarmusch, and Sid Vicious all in
one. La Botz learned from pre-war blues masters such as David
“Honeyboy” Edwards and “Maxwell Street” Jimmy Davis, but
Sunnyside makes a sonic move well beyond string blues. Sunnyside was produced by
Jimmy Sutton at Hi-Style Studios in Chicago, whose previous production work
includes albums for JD McPherson and Pokey LaFarge. The rock n roll groove is
paramount throughout, propelled by driving bass and drums, ethereal piano, and
doo-wop inspired gang vocals. This isn’t your dad’s blues music
– it’s rough hewn by La Botz’s stories from the more
shadowy corners of America, with an unforgettable atmosphere that hangs like
thick smoke and lingers long after the first listen.

From the first time I heard him playing guitar and singing his songs in a smoky
bar on La Brea and Sunset, I became a devoted fan of Jake La Botz. Effortlessly
blending authentic blues, rock, country, and gospel, hes created a sound and
style that is original and yet instantly familiar. Soulful, personal, painfully
funny and sad, hes a true American classic, a gift, and a musical resource that
is a joy to be discovered time and time again. — Steve Buscemi

TRACK LISTING
01 - How I Wish She Was Mine
02 - Hobo on a Passenger Train
03 - Sunnyside
04 - Feel No Pain
05 - Inflatable Duck
06 - The Hotel (Fix Me Now)
07 - For Nickels and Dimes
08 - Hard to Love What You Kill
09 - Damsel in Distress
10 - The Trees in Cali

PERFORMERS
Jake La Botz - vocals and guitars
Jimmy Sutton - bass, guitars, and backing vocals
Alex Hall - drums, piano, organ, backing vocals
Scott Ligon - piano, organ, guitar, and backing vocals Kelly Hogan - backing
vocals
Anna Jacobson - violin
Anna Steinhof - cello
Strings arranged by Alex Hall
Produced by Jimmy Sutton
Engineered by Alex Hall
Recorded at Hi-Style Studio, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Mastered by Golden Mastering, Ventura, California

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