David Ramirez
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David Ramirez

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States
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This week's soundtrack comes courtesy of Paste, who is currently hosting David Ramirez's Strange Town EP for streaming. Ramirez is a former Houstonian now residing in Austin, by way of a Nashville detour (and also a high school classmate of MCM's). Paste has some nice words to say about him, and the EP is pretty darn good. - Houston Press


"Exclusive Album Stream: David Ramirez's Strange Town"

David Ramirez is on a mission to play until he dies. Like most musicians, the Austin-based singer-songwriter got the itch to become a musician while "initially just wanting to be a writer." His ambition led him to Nashville, the mecca of aspiring songwriters. After getting handed one too many disappointments in Music City, Ramirez decided it was time to leave. But instead of packing his things, heading home and folding on his career, he raised the stakes. "In May of 2008, I sold all of my belongings, I jumped in the car, and I hit the road," Ramirez recalls. "A month and a half in, I was obsessed."

Ramirez's determination to keep making music is given voice on his new EP's opening track, "Wandering Man," a song that seems to encapsulate his modus operandi for making music. When he ran out of money while in Alabama, Ramirez began working to save up enough cash to keep touring, and in the process he recorded his first EP, Birmingham, with local musician, Chris Weninegar.

After earning enough to leave Birmingham, Ramirez eventually moved to Austin. Since then, things have gotten a little easier for for the Spartan songster. His stellar new EP, Strange Town, is scheduled for a March 5 release, and Ramirez has a couple of shows scheduled with The Civil Wars. While things look promising for him, Ramirez says he'll be playing no matter what happens next. "I won't ever leave this, whether I make it or not."

Click the image to stream Strange Town in its entirety. - Paste Magazine


Discography

Strangetown - 2011 - EP

Wedding Song (Feat. Rick Ortega, Nick Green, and David Ottestad) - Single -2010

American Soil - 2009 - LP

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I’m a wandering man, got no money in the bank, got no wife at home watching children”. Nothing could more accurately depict the adventurous, carefree spirit of singer-songwriter David Ramirez. Uneasy with being in one place for too long, David repeatedly finds himself on the road playing his brand of modern Americana that fans have coined “Folk-brewed Pop”.
He’s been writing and performing for over 10 years. From his teen years swapping songs with friends in Houston to the struggles of making a name for himself in Nashville, David’s songwriting journey has spanned multiple EP’s and a full-length, American Soil which garnered over 1,200 downloads in a 48-hr. period on Noisetrade. In 2010, David played 150 shows on numerous, independently booked tours. Feeling truly at home on the road, he calls his second home Austin, Texas. It's here where he wrote and recorded his latest release, Strangetown EP.
The songs, with their heart-yearning lyrics and sparse musical backdrop, tells things as he sees them: honest, unfiltered and true. "Wandering Man" is a revved up, foot-stomper that would make Johnny Cash proud and turn even the most fickle listener into a true believer. "Shoeboxes" and "Argue With Heaven" find David coming to terms with life's ups and downs and the reality of lost loves and broken hearts. "I Think I Like You" hits your ears like a whispered secret and the title track, "Strange Town" weaves a memorable, melancholy lyric with an infectious, heart-pulsing beat.
David Ramirez knows no luxury. He wants no satisfaction. All he needs is an acoustic guitar and the words in his mouth to tell the true stories of a wandering man. But to see him live, with only that acoustic guitar in hand, spitting those words into rings of fire, is to experience something real...something that cannot be reproduced.