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September 2, 2010
Benjy Davis Project and Ingram Hill
Benjy Davis Project’s new album “Lost Souls Like Us” takes its title from a text message, which makes sense when you consider that each track on the album serves the same purpose: each song tells a unique and direct story. The songs are meant to be enjoyed in and of themselves, and will stand the test of popular “shuffle” listening habits.
“Lost Souls Like Us,” recorded at Rivergate Studios in Hendersonville, TN, is packed with moments, both lyrical and musical, that define the band: Davis’ intensely-personal lyrics coupled with music that comfortably serves the needs of the story Davis is telling. Benjy Davis Project’s Southern roots (they hail from Baton Rouge, LA) are on display in gorgeous down-home rhythms and slide guitar work. “I draw a lot from my surroundings and the Southern atmosphere and attitude,” Davis says. “The music comes from my daily experiences and my way of life.” The record also shows a natural progression and the maturity that comes from a band on their fourth studio album.
Co-produced by Bobby Capps (.38 Special) and Jason Spiewak (Ernie Halter, Pat McGee, Andrew Hoover), “Lost Souls Like Us” features the current band line-up of Benjy Davis and Mic Capdevielle, together since 2001, and a cast of seasoned studio musicians: Mark “Sparky” Matejka of Lynryd Skynyrd, Danny Chauncey of .38 Special and Jason “Slim” Gambill of Lady Antebellum all contributed guitar parts; Ethan Pilzer (Jewel, Big & Rich) played bass; Spiewak and Capps played piano and organ parts; Sara Jean Kelley sang background vocals.
Says Capdevielle: “This is the most honest representation of the growth of us and where we want our music to be. The musicians who were on this album helped make that possible. Sparky, Slim or Ethan would put something down, and Benjy and I would look at each other and smile – it was so comfortable. Kind of made us laugh to think, ‘Holy crap – this is us?’ They helped us sound like I always thought it would in my head.”
The lead single “Stay With Me” is a dark-and-dusty, mandolin-driven stunner that “really kinda came out of nowhere” according to Davis, who delivers throughout the track – in his smoky tenor – lines like “She hates me more than ever / She loves me more than never.” “The song is about staying with someone in an ethereal way,” Davis explains. “Sort of like, ‘I want to know that you remember me and you think of me. I hope you carry me with you and vice versa.’”
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Special Guests: Ingram Hill
you must be at least 18 years of age with proper ID
Doors open at 8PM
Show starts at 9:30PM
Tickets are $15 in advance - available at The Chimes Restaurant on Highland Road and
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