“Recording music is really strange. A lot of times, what you’re doing in a room just doesn’t translate to what’s happening in your ear, when you’re listening to it later… I think the coolest thing about this record is that when I hear it and I listen to it it sounds like us, which seems really simple, but that’s a very difficult thing to do… We didn’t want a lot of bells and whistles on it– we just wanted everything to be as excellent as it could. And we wanted it to sound like it does if we’re in a room playing, and I feel like that’s what this record sounds like, and that’s why I’m most proud of it.”
That’s what Reed Watson has to say about his band Belle Adair’s album Tuscumbia, which came out in January. Reed plays drums in the band, and he’s also the general manager of Single Lock Records, the band’s label based in Florence/Muscle Shoals. I caught up with Reed to talk about the album as well as his experiences on the road with folks like John Paul White and Donnie Fritts.
Belle Adair will be playing at Saturn on Friday March 9th with Duquette Johnston and Rachael Roberts opening. You can also catch Belle Adair for an acoustic set earlier in the day at Seasick Records.
Links of Note:
Belle Adair – https://www.belleadairmusic.com/
Belle Adair social media – https://www.instagram.com/belleadairmusic/ and https://twitter.com/belleadairmusic
Listen to Tuscumbia on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/album/2gU0jyUp9oeNdC6NhWKtUH?si=74nlD3z4To-Ch5HilIV77A
Saturn Show Info – https://www.saturnbirmingham.com/event/1646122-belle-adair-birmingham/
Seasick Show Info – http://www.seasickbham.com/events/2018/3/9/belle-adair-acoustic-in-store
Single Lock Records – http://www.singlelock.com/
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