You may know Andrew Gabbard from his – versatile – work with Thee Shams, The Buffalo Killers, The Gabbard Brothers (with his brother Zach), or as The Black Keys’ touring guitarist, but now he has his debut LP as Andrew Gabbard (as Andy Gabbard he released Fluff in 2015), recorded at home. When you listen to Homemade, you would almost think that the American musician has been able to watch an advanced stream of Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary, because I regularly think about the Lennon/McCartney collaboration, though we might as well cite Emitt Rhodes and Neil Young as references here. You’ll understand, this is classic, hazy pop infused with alt-country and psych vibes with beautiful harmonies, like sophisticated songwriters created in the late 60s and early 70s. That’s not a compliment to be taken lightly, especially since Gabbard not only wrote most of the songs (closing track Promises I’ve Made is an Emitt Rhodes cover), but also took care of the vocals, guitars, drums, bass, and piano. Listen to two of the standout tracks below.
Homemade is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP through Colemine / Karma Chief Records.