Stoney Joe
Perth, Western Australia, Australia | SELF
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Stoney Joe play an entirely different kind of country music to what you may be used to. In such a defined genre, Stoney Joe do a brilliant job of standing out. Part of what makes them stand out is the dizzying array of instruments in the band. There was mandolin, ukulele, slide guitar, harmonica, synthesiser, drum machine, ocarina, various percussion instruments and even a plain old acoustic guitar and a bass. And this was all just in the first song. Not bad for four guys. Each instrument was used to great effect, bringing new dynamics to an otherwise simple song.
The odd mix of the synthesiser and drum loops with the more traditional instruments works surprisingly well and they didn’t shy away from some of the stranger synth sounds. One song sounded like a soundtrack to some kind of space-cowboy film whilst some of the more upbeat tracks spurred on impromptu hoe-downs in front of the stage, with people literally running to join in. They ended the set with the theme from The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, sounding great on the ocarina. - fasterlouder.com
Discography
downloadable demo single - Brown Bread and Rice
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SStoney Joe get your feet tapping and pull on your heartstrings in the wink of an eye with moonshine vocals and a dizzying array of acoustic and electronic instrumentation.
This Western (Australian) roots act is clearing a new path through the current musical landscape. The band avoids overtly earnest folk pretentions and country-rock clichés. Instead they’ve created their own down-to-earth sound, augmented skilfully with electronic instrumentation. That’s right, we’re talking drum loops and vintage synthesizers here. Those sub-bass frequencies certainly vibrate pleasantly through your body during a mandolin solo!
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