The Michigan singer-songwriter stopped by the day before his Grand Rapids album-release show. Listen to the podcast, with tracks by The Founding, Michael Waite, Conklin Ceili Band, Steve Talaga and more.
Relieved and Happy: Joshua Davis, who plays The Pyramid Scheme Saturday night, performed during Local Spins on WYCE this week. (Photo/Local Spins)
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Joshua Davis is nothing if not honest and earnest when it comes to his music and his approach to recording.
So teaming up with Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin to produce his latest album, which also leans heavily on his longtime musical comrades from Michigan — Dominic Davis, Michael Shimmin, Michael Lynch, Drew Howard, Joe Wilson, May Erlewine, Jen Sygit, Laura Ann Bates and Rachael Davis — to record songs he’d written over a two-year period was an exhaustive but ultimately satisfying process.
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“We wanted to make a really, really excellent record,” he said during his visit this week for Local Spins on WYCE. “I’m kind of strong-headed in the studio and definitely a perfectionist and worked really hard on the record and there were a lot of incredible people involved. It’s nice to see the project finally realized.”
That was just part of Davis’ revealing interview during Friday’s show, which also featured the Traverse City singer-songwriter performing solo renditions of the songs “Just Getting By” and “Change the Game” from his new “The Way Back Home” album. (Davis and his band play The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids Saturday night.) Watch a video of his performance of “Change the Game” here, with the full podcast below.
VIDEO: Joshua Davis, “Change the Game” (Local Spins on WYCE)
Davis and his band perform at 8 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 18) at The Pyramid Scheme, with Watching for Foxes opening the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Read more about Davis here: Joshua Davis wraps up Michigan tour while promoting new album in ‘really big way’
Episode No. 166 of Local Spins on WYCE also featured the debut of new tracks by The Founding, Sligh Talkbox & 40 Loccsta, The Change, Cameron Blake and Moses, as well as music from Michael Waite (this week’s musician’s pick), Steve Talaga and Conklin Ceili Band.
PODCAST: Local Spins on WYCE (Nov. 17, 2017)
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