my old friend garrett linck was who originally turned me on to Greg Freeman, a young exciting vermont songwriter with a wailing voice and a massive raucous band of musicians, so i thought who better to do bud's first guest blurb than garrett.
"Greg Freeman deals in biblical deluges, apocalyptic fever dreams, Floridian miscreants, and green mountain malaise. On his excellent debut LP “I Looked Out”, Gregs’s voice takes center stage, creaking, crooning, and cutting through clouds of static. The songs are linked together by a palpable urgency, whether it is the punch-in-the-face, careening momentum of “Tower,” the country-gazing guitar squall of “Souvenir Heart,” or the singalong finale of “Palms.” Careful arrangements and production choices bring out the best of the 7-piece band that ornament the album with pedal steel, horns, eerie strings, and tape warbles. Greg’s strong narrative songwriting is equally effective chronicling the demise of the a 1920s ocean liner as it is documenting his own interpersonal uncertainties. The sounds on the record conjure up the feeling of driving around Chittenden County in the middle of winter, high beams on, slush on the floor mats. It’s hard for me to imagine a more promising debut record, and I can’t wait to see where this band goes next." - Garrett Linck
Guitar, Vocals - Greg Freeman
Bass - Noah Kesey
Drums - Scott Maynard
Pedal Steel - Ben Rodgers
10. Palms
Guitar, Vocals - Greg Freeman
Bass - Cam Gilmour
Drums - Zack James
Saxophone - Cam Gilmour
Trumpet - Sam Atallah
Pedal Steel - Ben Rodgers
Group Vocals - Lily Seward, Connor Turque, Molly Mehan, Noah Kesey
Mixed by Noah Kesey and Greg Freeman in 2020-2022 in 3-5 different buildings across Burlington, Vermont
Mastered by Dan Rome at Future Fields studio in Burlington,Vermont
Special Thanks to Noah, Lily, Zack, Cam, Connor, Jackie, Scott, Ben Rodgers, Dan Rome, Sam and Billy, and everyone that devoted their time to this music. I love you all
Some catchy tracks on here, and my guy is not afraid to rip a guitar solo. Sounds like Daniel Johnston country at times, and the album cover looks like a hip-hop record. Cidimon Arustavi
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