Single Premiere: David Lowery - "Fathers, Sons and Brothers" (ft. The BellRays)

The recording is a collaboration with a ‘sibling’ band, The BellRays, who emerged from the same Inland Empire music scene in California. The two principals, Lisa Kekaula (vocals) and Bob Venom (guitars), are long-time family friends. The recording is a reunion of sorts, bringing together not just Lisa and Bob, but members of Cracker and a far-flung cast of musicians I’ve worked with over the years. This was at the height of the COVID lockdowns, so Luke Moller, who arranged and played the strings, sent in his parts from Australia, and Leith Fleming-Smith played that insane solo from his home in Nova Scotia. Read more.