The Old Spirits
Paris, TN | Established. Jan 01, 2015
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Awarded Best Americana Band of the Year at the Tennessee Music Awards in 2017 and finalists of the 2018 WKMS Battle of the Bands, local favorites, The Old Spirits, visit Sounds Good to discuss their upcoming album and plans for the new year.
The Old Spirits, based out of Paris, Tennessee, is composed of Evan Dodd (guitar and vocals), Samuel Parker (bass), Dustin Irvan (guitar), and Nick Laws (drums). The award-winning rock and roll band has enjoyed success throughout western Kentucky and the surrounding area, entertaining audiences with their powerful vocals, driving guitar riffs, and superb musicianship. Their combination of classic rock styles and timely lyrics create a sound completely unique to the group. The Spirits previewed a song from their upcoming album at the beginning of the interview, titled "New Needle." "New Needle" was also the Spirits' entry into the 2018 WKMS Battle of the Bands, which carried them to the finals at Paducah's Maiden Alley Cinema. - 91.3 fm WKMS Murray State's NPR Station
The Old Spirits of Paris are pictured at last week’s Tennessee Music Awards presentation, at which the band won Americana Band of the Year. - 95.5 fm WENK WTPR
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Wind, Water, Waves
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The Old Spirits are an original rock and roll band based in Tennessee. Winners of the Tennessee Music Awards Americana Band of the Year (2017), The Old Spirits bring soulful, '70's-style psychedelic rock and deliver it authentically.
On their new album, "Wind, Water, Waves" (released April 2019), The Old Spirits bring heavy, guitar-driven rock and pair it with ferocious vocals. The originality of the album radiates with well thought out lyrics that ramble on with the audience well past the first listen.
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