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If Evan Jewett's solo project Family Room actually sounded the way he wanted it to, it would be an entirely different band. "If I could wave a wand, it would sound like Gram Parsons," Jewett says. "It's for the best, 'cause I'm sure we sound more unique this way." Jewett, an avid country fan, instead writes songs that are much darker, more hopeless, and far stranger than country music. Though the songs are rooted in country, they are obscured by spacey keyboards and guitar noises, soft airy drums (if there are even drums), and his own peculiar, bassy, wailing vocals, reminiscent of eccentric singer/songwriter Scott Walker. What Jewett's songs do have in common with country is simplicity. They are skeletal in nature, giving his backup band lots of room to give whatever treatment they want to each time they play the songs. "It's folksy and country-based," Jewett says. "Most instrumentation changes a lot. Because the songs are simple, there's a lot of space to change the sonic qualities." - Aaron Carnes sanjose.comMore Info
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