{"id":3832,"date":"2015-01-23T22:11:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T22:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2015-01-26T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T14:38:10","slug":"screen-door-porch-releases-third-album-february-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3832","title":{"rendered":"Screen Door Porch Releases Third Album February 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Screen Door Porch Releases Third Album<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Modern Settler —\u00a0<\/em>Out February 10, 2015<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR SCREEN DOOR PORCH WEBSITE<\/a><\/p>\n

Inspired by Wyoming Landscape And Its Mythic Characters<\/p>\n

During The New Deal in the \u201830s, each person in Wyoming received $626 as railroads were being developed as a gateway to the West. The first family to homestead in Jackson Hole, the 12-member Wolff family, was uncommonly musical. Stippy Wolff, a logger as well as a ragtime guitarist and a fiddler, is one of the real touchstones of Modern Settler<\/strong><\/em>\u2014the third studio album by Screen Door Porch<\/strong>, out February 10. At the core of the band is the female\/male singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist duo Seadar Rose and Aaron Davis, along with fretless bassist Tom Davidson and drummer Andy Peterson.<\/p>\n

Aaron came across old cassette tapes of a charismatic Stippy telling stories and pickin\u2019 tunes – he was quite the character and a true modern settler. Screen Door Porch wrote \u201c1937\u201d about Stippy and the hardships of the era. Musically, it\u2019s one of the most improvisational of the album, and highlights Aaron\u2019s signature slide. \u201cMixing engineer Britton Beisenherz ran the original guitar track through an analog tape machine, and it spit out this unpredictable tone that wobbles and struts,\u201d shares Aaron.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs touring musicians, you have a personality that is adventurous and nomadic. There are extra challenges in planting roots in a locale like Jackson Hole that is less-populated and rural, but that’s also the beauty of the original Western settlers…who were given land to make a go of it in places like Jackson Hole,\u201d says Seadar. \u201cWyoming is also the least-populated state so there’s still a sense of wide open space. Ultimately, Modern Settler <\/strong><\/em>is about being content and spiritually connected with where we live, being songwriter\/musicians here, and how the spirit of place dictates our lifestyle, our music, and our live shows.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is Screen Door Porch\u2019s first recording as the current 4-piece unit, a sibling-like chemistry harvested from over three years of touring across the country together. A welcomed 5th dimension quickly developed with world-class instrumentalist\/engineer\/co-producer Ben Winship who contributed mandola and bouzouki to two songs, and was skillful in arranging vocal harmonies.<\/p>\n

Modern Settler<\/em><\/strong> also contains a lot of other \u2018firsts\u2019 for the band: revealing 3-part harmony, horns, unusual percussion textures (chains and brooms among others), and SDP treatment of two cover songs. \u201cPoor Elijah\/Tribute to Johnson\u201d by Delaney & Bonnie\/Leon Russell and \u201cStreet People\u201d by Bobby Charles were obvious choices\u2014songs by artists that had been recent discoveries and major influences on Seadar and Aaron in between album cycles. On \u201cStreet People,\u201d you can here the energetic brass of The Henhouse Horns (trumpet, sax, trombone).<\/p>\n

The first song that Seadar wrote for the album was \u201cThe Canyon,\u201d which helped shape the album themes and lyrics that followed. \u201cThe band had stopped at the top of Dead Indian Pass near the border of Wyoming\/Montana and we were overlooking this bottomless slot canyon\u2026the simple beauty and energy of that place. The lyrical analogy that settled was a parallel between \u2018the canyon\u2019 and myself. The idea of letting go of my own imperfections and gaining strength through this powerful landscape came through in some of my favorite lines: \u2018The orange collides just before the depths of the canyon\/In her arms you swear your echoes are just a beat.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

On the co-write \u201cChasin\u2019 Homesteader Blues,\u201d Aaron explained, \u201cThe central riff to this song is played in open D minor\u2014the only thing I\u2019ve ever written in this haunting tuning, inspired by the great country-bluesman Skip James. We tossed a tow chain for the intro rhythm, while the instrumentation really builds throughout. It was Seadar\u2019s first time tracking banjo, Ben plays Mandola, and Andy is really working those tom-tom drums. We rarely sing long refrain choruses like this, and it showcases the blend of our three voices in a new light.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWicked Ways\u201d is the album single and lead track. \u201cIt paints a dark relationship that we can all relate to, and is a big rocker for SDP with dueling guitar riffs, organ, piano, and a epic chorus with big three-part harmonies,\u201d says Aaron. \u201cSometimes songs come around that you just know is your \u2018good shit.\u2019 This is one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of SDP\u2019s MO has always been a breadth of instrumentation for just four people\u2014acoustic\/electric\/slide guitars, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, fretless bass, drums, and the signature hand-welded Wyoming kazoogle. And the opportunity to record Modern Settler<\/em><\/strong> closer to home opened the door to collaborate with some of their favorite local players including pedal steel player Ted Wells and keyboardist Mark Longfield, who lends organ, piano and Wurlitzer to nearly half of the album.<\/p>\n

SDP\u2019s two studio albums\u2014Screen Door Porch <\/em>(2010) and The Fate & The Fruit <\/em>(2012)\u2014were internationally recognized in a combined seven \u201cBest Albums of the Year\u201d lists. The Fate & The Fruit<\/em> hovered in the Top 25 of the Euro-Americana Chart and Top 30 of the Roots Music Report Roots-Rock Chart. In November of 2013, Screen Door Porch became the first Wyoming band to record a session in the esteemed Daytrotter Studio in Illinois. Paste Magazine<\/em> recently took notice by naming SDP as one of Wyoming\u2019s Top Bands, an \u201cimpressive musical discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2013, Screen Door Porch founded the annual WYOmericana Caravan Tour\u2014a rotating cast of high caliber Wyoming-based acts showcasing original music. The inaugural tour earned a full-page feature in the Sunday edition of The New York Times<\/em>, taking notice of Screen Door Porch\u2019s \u201centrepreneurial gumption in spearheading the hardscrabble economics of the WYOmericana Caravan, a traveling concert circus.\u201d A documentary film, WYOMERICANA<\/em>, recently hit the big screen and earned 1st place at the 2014 Laramie Film Fest. The film exposes the rare format and characters that propel the tour.<\/p>\n

These Modern Settlers will be touring the Rocky Mountain, Midwest and Southeast regions in April\/May.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WLM Note: \u00a0<\/strong>We received our copy of Modern Settler and happily have it playing in the car while cruising town with our kids – we enjoy the mellow sound & unique vibe, and my little musical lovers are digging it too…\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Screen Door Porch Releases Third Album Modern Settler —\u00a0Out February 10, 2015 CLICK HERE FOR SCREEN DOOR PORCH WEBSITE Inspired by Wyoming Landscape And Its Mythic Characters During The New Deal in the \u201830s, each person in Wyoming received $626 as railroads were being developed as a gateway to the West. The first family to homestead in Jackson Hole, the 12-member Wolff family, was uncommonly musical. Stippy Wolff, a logger as well as a ragtime guitarist and a fiddler, is one of the real touchstones of Modern Settler\u2014the third studio album by Screen Door Porch, out February 10. At the core of the band is the female\/male singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist duo Seadar Rose and Aaron Davis, along with fretless bassist Tom Davidson and drummer Andy Peterson. Aaron came across old cassette tapes of a charismatic Stippy telling stories and pickin\u2019 tunes – he was quite the character and a true modern settler. Screen Door Porch wrote \u201c1937\u201d about Stippy and the hardships of the era. Musically, it\u2019s one of the most improvisational of the album, and highlights Aaron\u2019s signature slide. \u201cMixing engineer Britton Beisenherz ran the original guitar track through an analog tape machine, and it spit out this unpredictable tone that wobbles and struts,\u201d shares Aaron. \u201cAs touring musicians, you have a personality that is adventurous and nomadic. There are extra challenges in planting roots in a locale like Jackson Hole that is less-populated and rural, but that’s also the beauty of the original Western settlers…who were given land to make a go of it in places like Jackson Hole,\u201d says Seadar. \u201cWyoming is also the least-populated state so there’s still a sense of wide open space. Ultimately, Modern Settler is about being content and spiritually connected with where we live, being songwriter\/musicians here, and how the spirit of place dictates our lifestyle, our music, and our live shows.\u201d This is Screen Door Porch\u2019s first recording as the current 4-piece unit, a sibling-like chemistry harvested from over three years of touring across the country together. A welcomed 5th dimension quickly developed with world-class instrumentalist\/engineer\/co-producer Ben Winship who contributed mandola and bouzouki to two songs, and was skillful in arranging vocal harmonies. Modern Settler also contains a lot of other \u2018firsts\u2019 for the band: revealing 3-part harmony, horns, unusual percussion textures (chains and brooms among others), and SDP treatment of two cover songs. \u201cPoor Elijah\/Tribute to Johnson\u201d by Delaney & Bonnie\/Leon Russell and \u201cStreet People\u201d by Bobby Charles were obvious choices\u2014songs by artists that had been recent discoveries and major influences on Seadar and Aaron in between album cycles. On \u201cStreet People,\u201d you can here the energetic brass of The Henhouse Horns (trumpet, sax, trombone). The first song that Seadar wrote for the album was \u201cThe Canyon,\u201d which helped shape the album themes and lyrics that followed. \u201cThe band had stopped at the top of Dead Indian Pass near the border of Wyoming\/Montana and we were overlooking this bottomless slot canyon\u2026the simple beauty and energy of that place. The lyrical analogy that settled was a parallel between \u2018the canyon\u2019 and myself. The idea of letting go of my own imperfections and gaining strength through this powerful landscape came through in some of my favorite lines: \u2018The orange collides just before the depths of the canyon\/In her arms you swear your echoes are just a beat.\u2019\u201d On the co-write \u201cChasin\u2019 Homesteader Blues,\u201d Aaron explained, \u201cThe central riff to this song is played in open D minor\u2014the only thing I\u2019ve ever written in this haunting tuning, inspired by the great country-bluesman Skip James. We tossed a tow chain for the intro rhythm, while the instrumentation really builds throughout. It was Seadar\u2019s first time tracking banjo, Ben plays Mandola, and Andy is really working those tom-tom drums. We rarely sing long refrain choruses like this, and it showcases the blend of our three voices in a new light.\u201d \u201cWicked Ways\u201d is the album single and lead track. \u201cIt paints a dark relationship that we can all relate to, and is a big rocker for SDP with dueling guitar riffs, organ, piano, and a epic chorus with big three-part harmonies,\u201d says Aaron. \u201cSometimes songs come around that you just know is your \u2018good shit.\u2019 This is one.\u201d Part of SDP\u2019s MO has always been a breadth of instrumentation for just four people\u2014acoustic\/electric\/slide guitars, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, fretless bass, drums, and the signature hand-welded Wyoming kazoogle. And the opportunity to record Modern Settler closer to home opened the door to collaborate with some of their favorite local players including pedal steel player Ted Wells and keyboardist Mark Longfield, who lends organ, piano and Wurlitzer to nearly half of the album. SDP\u2019s two studio albums\u2014Screen Door Porch (2010) and The Fate & The Fruit (2012)\u2014were internationally recognized in a combined seven \u201cBest Albums of the Year\u201d lists. The Fate & The Fruit hovered in the Top 25 of the Euro-Americana Chart and Top 30 of the Roots Music Report Roots-Rock Chart. In November of 2013, Screen Door Porch became the first Wyoming band to record a session in the esteemed Daytrotter Studio in Illinois. Paste Magazine recently took notice by naming SDP as one of Wyoming\u2019s Top Bands, an \u201cimpressive musical discovery.\u201d In 2013, Screen Door Porch founded the annual WYOmericana Caravan Tour\u2014a rotating cast of high caliber Wyoming-based acts showcasing original music. The inaugural tour earned a full-page feature in the Sunday edition of The New York Times, taking notice of Screen Door Porch\u2019s \u201centrepreneurial gumption in spearheading the hardscrabble economics of the WYOmericana Caravan, a traveling concert circus.\u201d A documentary film, WYOMERICANA, recently hit the big screen and earned 1st place at the 2014 Laramie Film Fest. The film exposes the rare format and characters that propel the tour. These Modern Settlers will be touring the Rocky Mountain, Midwest and Southeast regions in April\/May.   WLM Note: \u00a0We received our copy of Modern Settler and happily have it playing in the car while cruising town with our kids – we enjoy the mellow sound & unique vibe, and my little musical lovers are digging it too…\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3832"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3837,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832\/revisions\/3837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}