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With the release of Future Sons & Daughters French electronic pop duo AIR, French chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg and legendary Brazilian icon Caetano Veloso all handpicked AM to support them on various U.S. and International tours in 2010. The album, which was produced by Charles Newman (whose long relationship with the Magnetic Fields produced Realism and 69 Love Songs), brought AM considerable acclaim with what Q Magazine described as “a rare talent, juggling everything from steamy tropicalia, to acoustic ballads, to shimmering ’70?s pop” and Spin described as “distinctive melodic swagger.” Future Sons & Daughters was also named one of Rough Trade’s “Top 100 Best Albums of 2010″.
Tulsa-born and New Orleans-raised, indie artist AM brings a heady brew of twanging Americana, twinkling Anglified folk-rock-pop, caressing Philly soul and funky R&B whatchacallit — and, best of all, joyously unheard points in-between. AM does all this with an acute, finessing ear for the ancient art of real, true songcraft. Sure, AM’s very personal brand of pop is sturdily built, but so are Mack trucks. What we’d like to point your attention to are the brashly bold new shapes he brings to bear on the modern pop song, with, arguably, some of the best bridges and choruses in the bizness. Superbly, subtly drawn arrangements of said material, whether drawing from the Beatles and Badfinger or Curtis Mayfield and Jorge Ben, demonstrate over and again this simple fact of songwriting life: that Imagination and taste is what it’s all about…and these are, of course, things you couldn’t buy with all the gold in the realm. If you watch the tele maybe you’ve heard AM’s tunes on HBO’s “Big Love” MTV “The Hills”, ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters” and a dizzying array of other television shows and films.
Already hard at work on a follow up to Future Sons & Daughters AM has partnered with London based groove master Shawn Lee on a new full length album to be released in May 2011 with plans for a limited edition hand numbered 12-inch single to be released in April. The as-yet-unnamed album, and the first-ever collaboration between AM and Lee, promises to push the boundaries of soul, pop, electronica and Latin grooves.
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Future Sons & Daughters, le tout dernier album d?AM (www.myspace.com/amsounds), est un heureux mélange de styles musicaux qui rappellent tant le Tropicalisme brésilien que la British Invasion aux États-Unis tout en passant par la musique psychédélique des années 60. Produit par Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields 69 Lovesongs/ Realism), l?album fût conçu dans l?ancien appartement d?Elliot Smith (maintenant lieu de résidence de Charles Newman) et rend hommage aux différentes influences d?AM que sont notamment Serge Gainsbourg, Brian Wilson et David Axelrod. Natif de la Nouvelle-Orléans et maintenant résident du centre-ville de Los Angeles, AM repousse une fois de plus son habileté à combiner une écriture réfléchie avec des mélodies psychédéliques et raffinées. Que ce soit en s?inspirant des mélodies sensuelles du brésilien Jorge Ben ou du psychédélisme mélancolique d?Ennio Morricone, le nouvel album d?AM fusionne le classique et le moderne avec une honnêteté que seul un véritable fan de musique pourrait produire. L?album fût décrit comme « subtil, riche et véritable rayon de soleil » par le magazine Time Out de Chicago. Il est d?une abondance étourdissante d?ondes colorées qui vous rouleront en tête comme si elles y avaient été toute votre vie. Pourtant, ces chansons vous mèneront en territoire inconnu, l?univers alléchant du son unique d?AM et de sa pop futuriste
