Bootstraps is a testament to the idea that good songs always find their audience. The Los Angeles-based band, specializes in what Rolling Stone called “compelling, emotionally gripping material” while naming them “a band worth watching closely.” Even before the release of the band’s 2014 self-titled debut, Bootstraps’ music had been featured prominently in TV and film as their breakout record won over the industry’s most selective audience. Last year, after reimagining a cover of Whitney Houston’s classic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” for Grey’s Anatomy, Bootstraps took to the studio to explore an entire record in this vein. Their forthcoming record HOMAGE is about deconstructing familiar tunes and re-framing them in what Liza Richardson (Award Winning Music Supervisor and KCRW DJ) calls an "instantly likable, intelligent and signature" sound that is often compared to Ray LaMontayne, with hints of Bon Iver and The National. “I hated the idea of doing a ‘covers’ record," singer Jordan Beckett said, “if you’re talking about American Idol karaoke renditions… rather, we were inspired by the Emmylou Harris album Wrecking Ball that applied Daniel Lanois' ambient style of production to country, folk songs.” This inspiration is heard within HOMAGE as he and bandmate David Quon (Mikky Ekko, Banks) seem to push against traditional production with great success as they shed new musical and melodic light on these tracks. Using lush, atmospheric instrumentation, this is a record that seems perfectly suited for a long drive up the coast at dusk; a place where Bootstraps' music seems to testify the loudest. And it’s on these highways, that HOMAGE is sure to find a wide and captive audience.
Title: Homage
Format: CD
Release Date: 15 Apr 2016
Artist: Bootstraps
Sku: 2310807
Catalogue No: CD-AR-003
Category: Alternative
Disc Count: 1
Transfer Format: Compact Disc
Video Format: Alternative
Primary Audio: CD-AR-003
Language: 634457724921
Subtitles: MGM Music