Silas Short - Drawing Artist_Swervedriver

Silas Short - Drawing Artist_SwervedriverSinger and multi instrumentalist Silas Short is the latest addition to the Stones Throw family. Drawing is Silas debut EP on the label. Artwork designed by Jeff Jank. Silas music is where soul and classic R&B meet. Reminiscent of DAngelo and Erykah Badu, his musical compositions also channel a range of artists from Mos Def and Stevie Wonder to Radiohead and Bjrk. Chicago based Silas Short had a rough time growing up as a mixed race child in the

What started as sessions without expectations turned into an incredibly productive 48-hour window of recording with Benny

'Could It Be' sets off sounding like a Morricone film score

While Lee has spent most of the year releasing and working on albums featuring vocal collaborations (the recent "Sing A Song" and upcoming "World of Funk")

producer Stuart Hyatt approaches that question with a team of scientists working on the EarthScope experiment

he wrote every tune on the album while also arranging and conducting for it

and the mutually-inspirational benefit of the collective power of a group dynamic

a band Belle and Sebastian cites among its many influences

classic summer songs

Their debut album is a fantastic example of shoegaze at its best

and it's ability to covey "

Birmingham-born pianist Reuben James’ reimagining of Wayne Shorter’s ballad Infant Eyes

While some of the artists or producers on the compilation went on to have notable careers