awkward family portraits

Awkward Family Portraits (from the album Everything We’ve Done Up Until Now Except What We’ve Done Since available on Holy Smoke Records)
From the mid-1850’s onward, Music Halls were the go-to spot in Britain for new entertainment. Musically, the sounds were proud of their ability to be all things to all people, the players shifting from ballads to barnburners. Awkward Family Portraits offer the same options with the songs on their debut, Everything We’ve Done Up Until Now Except What We’ve Done Since. For AWP, the styles come from the record collections of band members: Rock’n’Roll, Western Swing, Blues, Americana, and Bluegrass. Starting off with an introduction and explanation of what to expect, Awkward Family Portraits begin with a bounce, opening the album on “AFB Theme”. 
 
Formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2016, Awkward Family Portraits secured a solid standing in the local Roots music scene. Strums and percussive patter are the soundtrack for “Day in the Life of a Lying Man” as Memphis Gerald joins the band for “Kick the Bucket”. AWP offer advice on a rhythmic rumble in “Keep On Keepin’ On”, with scratchy strums for “Can’t Control Cupid”, and in a Country ramble for “Don’t Drink Whiskey, It’s Risky”. Everything We’ve Done Up Until Now Except What We’ve Done Since sets the mood to crooner smooth for “Way the Wind Blows” as Awkward Family Portraits shuffle out some back-alley Jazz with “Do Yourself a Favor” and follow a bass bump into “Ring, Ring, Angus!”.
 
Listen and buy the music of Awkward Family Portraits from AMAZON
 

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