Aoife O’Donovan and Hawktail collaborate on the new track ‘War Measure’. O’Donovan’s unmistakable voice pairs perfectly with the trio of instrumentalists in Hawktail. The tune is from the new E.P. ‘Aoife O’Donovan & Hawktail Play All My Friends’ which was produced by O’Donovan and Darren Schneider and recorded at the Audio Temple at Full Sail in Florida.
“When I decided to take ‘All My Friends’ on the road,” says O’Donovan, “I knew I needed to have a small ensemble that would be able to get inside the heart and soul of the songs. Hawktail was a natural choice. Reuniting with my Crooked Still bandmate Brittany Haas, along with my comrades Paul Kowert on bass and Jordan Tice on guitar, has been sheer joy. Together, we took these songs apart and put them back together again with new life and different shades of meaning. The arrangements themselves took time to present themselves. We realized early on that it didn’t make sense to try and replicate the grand orchestration or choir parts from the album. As we found our way around the music, new sections and grooves emerged. We also resurrected an old song of mine from 2004, one that I had recorded in the Hudson Valley with my old band Sometymes Why. Brittany wrote a gorgeous fiddle tune to go with it, and it became ‘Middle/The River that Runs Both Ways’. It’s the perfect addition to the five songs from ‘All My Friends.’”
And if you're thinking - sure is a lot of Aoife O'Donovan these days then all we can say is that yes, there is, and that's a good thing. An example of this musical productivity is this song taken from the Digital Only EP 'Aoife O’Donovan & Hawktail Play All…
Some singers are their own guarantee of excellence - so I really shouldn't need to try and persuade anyone to listen to 'Prodigal Daughter'. It's Aoife O'Donovan, and it's beautifully played and sung and the lyrics are cut-you-to-the-quick poignant. The single is lifted from O’Donovan’s upcoming album, 'Age Of Apathy',…
The title track of the Joe Henry produced album that will be out on January 21st via Yep Roc, and this is a song of some wonderment and beauty. What did we say last time about Aoife O'Donovan? Something about glorious vocals and songs that wrap around you like a…
Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy.
He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.
