The Sweet Remains Explained

The Sweet Remains is an American folk-rock band founded by singer-songwriters Rich Price, Greg Naughton, and Brian Chartrand. Their independently released 2008 debut Laurel & Sunset (produced in collaboration with Andy Zulla) nonetheless reached a global audience when Putumayo World Music featured their single "Dance With Me" on Putumayo's popular Acoustic Cafe compilation. The band's follow up release, North & Prospect, garnered a USA Today "pick of the week" feature for the song "Better Ways to Spend The Day", further broadening the reach of their music and reputation for creating "lush 3-part harmonies" over strong lyrical and melodic writing.[1] [2] Also in 2019, the band began releasing singles via social media, including "Music Fills the Spaces" (released Feb 1, 2019) and "Howling Wolf" (March 1, 2019) with an announced plan to release one per month through 2019 before compiling them on a full-length release.

In February 2018, the band starred in the filmThe Independents, which features the formation story and music of the band. Written and directed by Naughton, it premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and won the jury prize for "best feature film 2018" at the Omaha Film Festival in March 2018. The band announced a distribution deal for the film with Blackbox Global in January 2019, with a general release in February 2021.

History

Prior to the formation of The Sweet Remains, all three members were deeply involved in solo careers. Price recorded his first solo album Night Opens in 2002, before he and Naughton began musically collaborating on Price's album Miles From Anywhere (recorded in 2004 while he was signed to Geffen) which included the single "I'm on my way," featured on the Shrek 2 soundtrack. Since then, Price has recorded two additional solo albums: All These Roads (2006), and his latest release, moonlight breaks (2011).[3] Naughton, who comes from a family of actors (his father is James Naughton, wife is Kelli O’Hara and uncle David Naughton) also started as an actor and director and founded the Blue Light Theater Company in New York City, though he performs primarily as a singer-songwriter.[4] His independently released CD Demo-gogue and the Sun Songs was co-produced by recording artist Phoebe Snow. Since 2003, Chartrand has released over 11 albums with various projects, including The Voce Project and Ten Dollar Outfit, along with his solo releases.[5]

Price, Naughton, and Chartrand formed The Sweet Remains in 2008, during a chance jam-session in a hotel room in Rhode Island. The three musicians began composing and recording with each other during breaks in their solo careers in a studio in Los Angeles. After releasing its debut album Laurel & Sunset in 2009, Live at the Canal Room was released next in 2012, followed by their sophomore studio album North & Prospect in 2013. In 2012, the band reported recording tracks with producer Iestyn Polson, though there is no related release to date.[6] In September 2015, the band released their third studio album Night Songs, once again in collaboration with producer Andy Zulla.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Brian . Mansfield . Elysa . Gardner. Playlist: Middle Class Rut, plus 10 more . USA Today . 2013-03-04 . 2017-08-08.
  2. Web site: The Sweet Remains official website . www.thesweetremains.com. 2019-06-02.
  3. Web site: Rich Price . Rich Price Music . 2024-08-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120203614/http://www.richpricemusic.com/bio/ . 2015-01-20 .
  4. Web site: Greg Naughton. IMDb. 2019-06-02.
  5. Web site: BIO . Brian Chartrand . 2014-06-20 . 2017-08-08.
  6. News: Christina Hennessy . Sweet Remains bring harmonies to Levitt - Connecticut Post . Connecticut Post . Ctpost.com . 2014-08-19 . 2017-08-08.
  7. Web site: The Sweet Remains. Spotify. en. 2019-06-02.
  8. Web site: Will Evans / The Sweet Remains | Berklee College of Music events . Berklee.edu . 2013-02-15 . 2017-08-08.
  9. Web site: The Sweet Remains . Boston Herald . 2009-09-18 . 2017-08-08.
  10. Web site: The Sweet Remains | Music in New York . Timeout.com . 2012-03-15 . 2017-08-08.
  11. Web site: official website | News . The Sweet Remains . 2017-08-08.
  12. Web site: The Sweet Remains -Dance With Me. My... - Bob & the Showgram . Facebook . 2012-01-25 . 2017-08-08.
  13. Web site: . The Sweet Remains: Top Tracks . KFOG FM . 2021 . 2024-08-10.
  14. Web site: . Support Public Radio: Donate To Your Local NPR Station : NPR . Publicbroadcasting.net . 2017-08-08.
  15. Web site: The Sweet Remains . The Sweet Remains | Credits . AllMusic . 2017-08-08.