![]() “It took the combined effort of the band to get the desired effect.” “I was listening to a lot of Afro-Cuban and Latin music while I was writing these songs,” Gebauer said. Guest artist Andy Wilke adds Latin influenced trumpet asides to “Commander,” a ballad marked by Gebauer’s subtle piano and DeCellis’ syncopated drumming. Gebauer’s rich baritone describes the joys and pleasures of love. “Cherry Bomb” opens with sustained synthesizer chords, sighing pedal steel and a sharp, three note synth hook. The music on the album highlights Gebauer’s evolving artistic outlook, moving away from the folk, rock and Americana influences of his past albums, to a more open, ambient approach. ![]() I Still Miss Theresa Benoit was released on Bandcamp and the usual digital outlets in April of 2021, but touring and promotional plans were canceled due to the pandemic. The band-Travis Snyder on pedal steel, Chris Clayman on bass and drummer Tim DeCellis-had played the songs live and at rehearsals, so the recording process was smooth. We recorded Theresa Benoit at Decibelle Studios in Noe Valley, finishing the album just before the lockdown started. “I liked how it sounded and knew that would be my new name. “Catch Prichard came to me like mana from the sky,” Gebauer said. ![]() He changed the name of his musical project to Catch Prichard and made three EPs, Marry Me, Esoka and Utter Disbelief and his debut album as Catch Pritchard, I Still Miss Theresa Benoit. Between tours, I made my living working in kitchens and writing for magazines in Berlin and Zurich.”Īfter five years, Gebauer returned to the States, but kept wandering, finally landing in Oakland. We didn’t have much of an impact in the States, because I was living in the EU and touring there. “As the transition went toward editorial playlists, music blogs and magazines became more or less irrelevant, so the impact of the Brittsommar albums was not archived. “The albums got a ton of play and countless reviews,” Gebauer said. This was when independent music was heard through Soundcloud, Last FM and music blogs. We released two Brittsommar albums, before the value system of companies like Spotify and Instagram took over. I was traveling a lot, so the musicians and instrumentation constantly changed, depending on where I was. ![]() “We played art galleries, bars, cafes and obscure places, like abandoned bathrooms or warehouses. “We did a few gigs in Stockholm, then moved to Berlin and found a new group of people to play with,” Gebauer said. We started a relationship and a band called Brittsommar, with Evelin, Johan Björk Dahl on electric guitar and me on acoustic. The day I landed in Sweden, I fell in love with a farmer’s daughter, Evelin, a fiddle player. The plan was to be in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands for a month each. “I found out WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) was an economically friendly way to travel without going broke. “I saved up enough money from my job to buy a roundtrip ticket to the EU,” Gebauer said. ![]()
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