Donavon Frankenreiter To Perform At London’s O2 Academy Islington
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
Donavon Frankenreiter is set to play London’s O2 Academy Islington on Saturday 10th August.
Donavon’s London show will give his UK fans the chance to hear material from his recently completed his fifth full-length album 'Start Livin’', for which the Hawaii-based singer/guitarist/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter holed himself up in a Southern California studio for seven days with his longtime bassist Matt Grundy. The follow-up to 2010’s 'Glow', 'Start Livin’' is a nine-track selection of folk-infused songs that reflect the simplicity of their recording. With its smooth showcasing of Frankenreiter’s rich, honey-thick vocals and masterful guitar work, 'Start Livin'’ bears all the intimacy of an impromptu back-porch performance and the tenderness of a treasured love letter.
''Start Livin’' is basically a love album,' says Frankenreiter, who co-produced the record alongside Matt Grundy and Adam Ableman. “Most of the songs are about my wife and our two boys, and the life that we’ve built together in Hawaii.”
Essential to the record’s playful feel is Frankenreiter’s inspired use of instrumentation. “This album’s completely unlike anything I’ve ever done before, in that we skipped the basics and went for a whole lot of different instruments,” he says. “We never brought in a drum set—instead there’s handclapping for percussion, or the two of us banging on pots and pans. We were using everything from bells to singing bowls to Zippo lighters; at one point we put some beans and salts in a can and shook it around.” Grundy played a key role in the wildly varied sounds on Start Livin’, according to Frankenreiter. “Matt was playing ukulele and lap steel guitar and banjo—he’d grab an instrument and we’d do a take live and just build the track up from that. It was a real fun vibe.”
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Donavon Frankenreiter is set to play London’s O2 Academy Islington on Saturday 10th August.
Donavon’s London show will give his UK fans the chance to hear material from his recently completed his fifth full-length album 'Start Livin’', for which the Hawaii-based singer/guitarist/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter holed himself up in a Southern California studio for seven days with his longtime bassist Matt Grundy. The follow-up to 2010’s 'Glow', 'Start Livin’' is a nine-track selection of folk-infused songs that reflect the simplicity of their recording. With its smooth showcasing of Frankenreiter’s rich, honey-thick vocals and masterful guitar work, 'Start Livin'’ bears all the intimacy of an impromptu back-porch performance and the tenderness of a treasured love letter.
