It's #CoverClub time again and this week we unveil the final artist from our Breakneck Recording Studios / Cover Club session 2.0: Leaf & Tree covering Levee Drivers. Leaf & Tree is the fourth of four artists we invited to record for this session, including Levee Drivers covering Chris Kasper, Lucy Stone covering Cruiser, and Mat Burke covering the Menzingers. Recorded on a chilly January day, we took to the cozy confines of the intimate Breakneck Studios.
As sole founder and mastermind, Peter Joseph is no stranger to the angular attic space lovingly known as Breakneck Studios. Under his care and guidance, Breakneck has quickly become the fountainhead of fine-tuned Bucks County folk rock, including that of Peter’s own project, Leaf & Tree. It’s also the birthplace of Cover Club, which likely would never have come to fruition if not for Peter and his seemingly unremarkable - yet somehow magical - attic. A few months ago, August John Lutz II & I were up to our “what are we going to do next” scheming between Levee Drivers and Root Down In The Shadow. When I told August about the Cover Club concept he lit up, explaining that he had the perfect studio in mind. We approached Peter with the idea, hoping to gain a new partner in our enterprise and to break ground at Breakneck. Since then, what he and the rest of the Cover Club crew have done is beyond anything we’d imagined.
Cover Club | Leaf & Tree 'Bourbon Coated' (Levee Drivers)
Leaf & Tree's Cover Club selection is the newly released single from Levee Drivers, "Bourbon Coated.” As far as covers go, it’s tactically wise to ride the wave of fresh press a band receives from a new EP or LP - but in truth, Peter’s decision has little to do with the December release of Speakin' Bourbon Coated Blues.
"I met August through Chelsea Mitchell. The first time I saw Levee Drivers live was a show at The Fire where I was backing up Chelsea. The very first song blew me away: that raw yet sometimes gentle and warm "I just drank a glass of bourbon mixed with gravel" quality of August's voice mixed with killer songs. I went home that night and looked for an audio clip of that first song I'd heard and all I had to search by was 'red dress darlin'. Turns out that song was an early rendition of ‘Bourbon Coated.’"
Be sure to subscribe to the site & our YouTube Channel to be kept up on #CoverClub videos and other reviews! Otherwise, check back later this week for a debut release of a Leaf & Tree song.
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Cover Club | Leaf & Tree 'Bourbon Coated' (Levee Drivers)
Leaf & Tree's Cover Club selection is the newly released single from Levee Drivers, "Bourbon Coated.” As far as covers go, it’s tactically wise to ride the wave of fresh press a band receives from a new EP or LP - but in truth, Peter’s decision has little to do with the December release of Speakin' Bourbon Coated Blues.
"I met August through Chelsea Mitchell. The first time I saw Levee Drivers live was a show at The Fire where I was backing up Chelsea. The very first song blew me away: that raw yet sometimes gentle and warm "I just drank a glass of bourbon mixed with gravel" quality of August's voice mixed with killer songs. I went home that night and looked for an audio clip of that first song I'd heard and all I had to search by was 'red dress darlin'. Turns out that song was an early rendition of ‘Bourbon Coated.’"
Be sure to subscribe to the site & our YouTube Channel to be kept up on #CoverClub videos and other reviews! Otherwise, check back later this week for a debut release of a Leaf & Tree song.
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