These same two recorded a fabulous little duet (an homage to Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, according to Cameron Crowe) which appeared in the Director’s Cut of Almost Famous, of course one of my favorite movies. The title of the EP actually doesn’t refer to this current season (although it totally could), but the vocalist Elaine Summers who shares singing duties here with Pete. 1 EP is available for a pay-as-you-like download, and was recorded on Vashon Island, off the coast of Seattle. I find his tunes always hit the sweet spot of expansive, golden afternoons in the sound spectrum.
Droge keeps popping up over the years in places I love, with music that his site calls “rich and loamy” (and I love that word, loamy). I needed a kick in the proverbial pants to get me back blogging after that ( much-needed) unplugged sea sabbatical, and this brand new EP from Pete Droge is just the thing.
I had an absolutely incredible, transformative week at sea - you can see how it all unfolded in these pics. I have what some call dock shock it took me a week to get used to living on the ocean, and now it seems a week until everything on terra firma stops moving. After a week at sea, I might be listing to the side a little bit when I walk, and still securing things so they won’t fall over when the ship tilts.
