The Backyard Presents Will Stewart feat. Ross Parker
Schedule
Sun Jun 27 2021 at 04:30 pm
Location
6200 Grand River Blvd E, Suite 510, Leeds, AL 35094-6700, United States | Leeds, AL
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The Backyard is proud to announce a live show with Will Stewart and Ross Parker.
Limited seating is available. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. Free to attend and all ages welcome!
Way Gone, the stirring new mini-album from Birmingham AL singer-songwriter-guitarist, Will Stewart, doesn’t waste any time: In just 23 minutes, Stewart’s follow-up to 2018’s critically-acclaimed County Seat rips through six keenly-detailed portraits of restless, desperate souls with white line ferocity – as if he’s on a mission to chronicle the tales of these disparate nighthawks before the sun comes up. Despite the rush, Way Gone somehow stops to smell the roses via revealing lyrics and softer tunes that belie deep, opposing tensions. This is most evident on Way Gone’s opening track – and first single – “Southern Raphael”: A late-night tale of dive bar flirtation propelled by taut rhythms and skittery guitars. The atmosphere is gradually thickened by subtle synths that rise and converge with the guitars until they burst into crescendo – detonated by a lyrical twist that’s either deeply romantic or utterly terrifying. Possibly both. It’s like Cormac McCarthy writing lyrics for The Feelies – which makes it both an outlier and a perfect way to kick off this gripping, novella-like collection of songs.
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Where is it happening?
6200 Grand River Blvd E, Suite 510, Leeds, AL 35094-6700, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: