Vinyl Soup

Artist Information

Biography

Vinyl Soup is the premiere Psychedelic Rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. Their sound falls somewhere between 70’s British, Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, and the American Jam-band sound of the 90’s to the present day. Their ethos includes an eclectic blend of influences ranging from Rock, Blues, Folk, Pop, and Jazz, to Caribbean and World sounds. Unlike many of the musically disposable jam bands on the current scene, there is a strong emphasis on deeply empathetic and memorable compositions with an occasional knowing wink to the listener, lest things get too serious. As Lexington, Kentucky Newspaper North of Center points out in an article regarding a Vinyl Soup performance in October 2010, this is a songwriter’s Jam band. Fans of Vinyl Soup’s concert performances also cite the band's fearless extended improvisations and free-wheeling musicianship as unique strengths of their live shows.

Founding member, songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, Andrew Hooker grew up in West Point, Mississippi, hometown of blues legend Howlin' Wolf and 90's Alternative Rock band, Blind Melon. After earning a music degree in California, Hooker returned to the tradition-steeped musical environs of Nashville, Tennessee where he formed VINYL SOUP in 2003.

In December of 2003, VINYL SOUP released their debut album, entitled Chasing Yesterday. That release topped the Jazz Charts at internet music channel m3radio.com. The album also reached #19 on the Top 30 Charts, joining artists such as reggae legends Toots and the Maytals. In February 2008, they released their follow up sophomore release, Brandon and Travis. It received national college radio play and press, garnering mentions for being ‘unfettered by genre’ with ‘virtuoso craft and playful lyrical style reminiscent of acts like Little Feat’ (Clarion Ledger, Jackson, MS). It was described as ‘complex and compelling’ by Oxford, Mississippi publication The Local Voice. It was received warmly by the Soup fan-base, due to its conceptual and exploratory nature. The album sold briskly, and went on to produce many epic live staples such as “Thoughts on a Page”, “Slipped Away”, “Shelter”, "Remember", and “Elijah I’ll Take a Ride”.

Vinyl Soup will be releasing their third full-length album on Creek Slide Records this coming December, 2012. The new release will be entitled The Beacon Within, and is recorded by a lineup with a brand new rhythm section. The new line-up features New Orleans drummer Troy Jones, Cleveland, Ohio native Justin Tyler Smith on bass and vocals, and now six year Vinyl Soup keyboard and vocalist veteran, Justin McCoy Smith, along with Andrew Hooker on guitar and vocals. The new line-up bring new and fresh sonic textures to the band with the use of Smith’s Moogs and Mellotrons, and Hooker's acoustic and lap steel guitars.

Vinyl Soup hypnotizes its audience with a captivating retro-psychedelic rock show, and an out-of-this-galaxy light visual. Vinyl Soup caters to the neo-hippie rock movement of today, by placing a strong emphasis on songwriting & well-crafted improvisation. They continue to wow audiences with their own unique combination of British Progressive and American Psychedelic Rock

Instrumentation

Andrew Hooker - guitar and vocals
Justin McCoy Smith - keyboards and vocals
Justin Tyler Smith - bass and backing vocals
T.D. Tesla - drums and backing vocals

Discography

Vinyl Soup - 'Chasing Yesterday'
featuring the radio hits! "Lightfuse", "Mr. Jello", "Cold Jaded Jane" and "In and Out of Touch"
released 2003 on Creek Slide Records
Published by Mumbly Toe Music, BMI

Vinyl Soup - 'Brandon and Travis'
released 2008 on Creek Slide Records
Published by Mumbly Toe Music, BMI

Vinyl Soup - 'Mr. Blue Shield' - single
released 2011 on Creek Slide Records
Published by Mumbly Toe Music, BMI

Vinyl Soup - 'The Beacon Within'
released March 1, 2013 on Creek Slide Records
Published by Mumbly Toe Music, BMI

Official Website

http://www.vinylsoup.com

Links

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Last.fm
• MySpace

Audio

• Mr. Blue Shield
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• Mt Juliet Way
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• The World Stood Still
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• Leave Me Alone
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• Let it Go
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• The Roof
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Lyrics

• Mr. Blue Shield
• Leave Me Alone
• Mount Juliet Way
• Let It Go

Video

Reminding Us All.mov

VInyl soup trailer .mov

Photo Gallery

Press

• What the Media is saying about us! [+ Show ]
  

  Eclectic influences... Jazz/Funk ideas...phrasing.. from Zappa to Donald Fagan... good playing lad...
  Eclectic influences... Jazz/Funk ideas...phrasing.. from Zappa to Donald Fagan... good playing lads. Live feel, arrangements are a plus... Liquid guitar. Smooth suitcase Rhodes... I have a feeling this came out just as you intended it to... have you tried local radio down there? It can't all be country in TN! first rate playing. keep gigging,,writing...
  

• Jam Rock is Far from Dead! [+ Show ]
  

  Vinyl Soup - Chasing Yesterday - Creek Slide Records - CSR-1001 "Nashville’s Vinyl Soup provi...Vinyl Soup - Chasing Yesterday - Creek Slide Records - CSR-1001
  
  
  "Nashville’s Vinyl Soup provides solid proof that jam rock is far from dead. You can hear a decided influence from Phish, but they interject their own feel into the music. The jazzy “Front Door,” the laid back funk groove of “Fog” and the sly muddy blues ballad “In and Out of Touch” prove that they use their influences primarily as roots to grow vines that yield their own tasty fruit. Great instrumental chops and soulful vocals help simmer this delicious soup." -Music Morsels
  
  
  Mark Waterbury P.O. Box 2760 Acworth, GA 30102
  
  

• It's not funk, it's not rock, it's not jazz, it's groove. [+ Show ]
  

  Vinyl Soup - Chasing Yesterday Written by Samuel Barker Calm grooves, that is the...Vinyl Soup - Chasing Yesterday
  Written by Samuel Barker
  
  Calm grooves, that is the best way I can describe this album. Though there is a lot going on throughout each song, the songs are laid back blending jazzy guitar riffs, psychedelic keyboard and a grooving rhythm section. This album is a solid effort.
  
  
  
  This band is someone you would expect to see in hip coffee shop or lounge putting out music groove to while searching for someone to dance with. The instrumentals flow, the vocals groove with the music.
  
  
  
  Yeah, I'm overusing the word groove in this, but that's what this music is all about. It's not funk, it's not rock, it's not jazz, it's groove.
  
  
  
  Rating: B+
  
  

• Funking Groovy! [+ Show ]
  

  VINYL SOUP "Chasing Yesterday Creek Slide Records 1001, 2003 "Funking Groovy! This Nashville-bas...VINYL SOUP "Chasing Yesterday
  Creek Slide Records 1001, 2003
  
  "Funking Groovy! This Nashville-based band adds all the elements of creative progressive rock with a smooth blend of blues to some top-of-the-hat lyrics. A few of the tunes are slightly redundant in the progression, but overall this band has great promise!"
  
  
  by Rick Strader, Nashville Sun, March 2004
  
  
  

• Rock Music but with a Tranquil Rarity [+ Show ]
  

  VINYL SOUP "Chasing Yesterday" CD 2003 The music: a very "musical", easy and smooth mixture of...VINYL SOUP "Chasing Yesterday" CD 2003
  
  
  The music: a very "musical", easy and smooth mixture of jazz, folk, blues, reggae, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, funk, latin and other things (ah! and also progressive rock). There are not brusque angles in the dull forms of their music in spite of all the impossible turns; rock music but with a tranquil rarity and a zappaesque humour. The only problem may be that precisely due to the fact that their music is so smooth and tending predominantly to calm, sometimes it can seem lineal (specially in the calmed passages), but I would say it only seems...
  
  
  North American band, debut CD www.vinylsoup.com
  Label: CREEK SLIDE RECORDS.
  GLOBAL GRADE: 8/10
  Review by Héctor Noble Fernández
  

Setlist

VINYL SOUPs live show is up to two sets each at 90 minutes long

Originals
1. Mr. Jello
2. Cold Jaded Jane
3. Lightfuse
4. Front Door
5. Fog
6. In and Out of Touch
7. Bugs in the Vent
8. Nozer Hozer
9. Wind
10. Sometimes You Get A Curve
11. Feel the Sun
12. Chasing Yesterday
13. Thoughts on a Page
14. Caity and the Myst
15. Brandon and Travis
16. Slipped Away
17. Shelter
18. Tuesday Night
19. Elijiah I'll Take a Ride
20. Train Take Me Away
21. Remember
22. Goodnight Waltz
23. Mr. Blue Shield
24. Leave Me Alone
25. Let it Go
26. What You Gave
27. Mount Juliet Way
28. Reminding Us All
29. The Roof
30. The World Stood Still
31. Corner Cafe
32. You Lived To See This Day
33. A New Me
34. Perspectives
35. Dirt Road
36. If
37. Closet of a Broken Heart

Covers
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
2. Pigs - Pink Floyd
3. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
4. Glad - Traffic
5. Crossroads - Cream
6. Music Never Stopped - Grateful Dead
7. Jack Straw - Grateful Dead
8. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
9. Getting Better - The Beatles
10. Here Comes The Sun- The Beatles

Side B Abbey Road - The Beatles
11. Polythene Pam - The Beatles
12. She Came in Through..... - The Beatles
13. Golden Slumbers - The Beatles
14. Carry That Weight - The Beatles
15. The End - The Beatles

16. Something - Beatles
17. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top
18.The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
19. Southbound - The Allman Brothers
20. She Caught the Katy - Taj Mahal
21. Spirits in the Material World - The Police
22. Black Friday - Steely Dan
23. Funk #49 - Joe Walsh
24. Walk Away - Joe Walsh

Basic Requirements

PDF Rider

Vinyl Soup custom stage plot

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