Cities 97 presents GREG LASWELL
GREG LASWELL
L.A. based songwriter Greg Laswell’s star has been on the rise since the release of Through Toledo, his 2006 Vanguard debut. With bright, orchestral melodies, melancholy and soul-searching lyrics, he’s won legions of fans and has become a favorite of film and television music supervisors. Laswell's songs have been featured in a number of television shows including: Grey's Anatomy (he had four placements last season alone-- including an original song called "Off I Go" recorded specifically for the season finale), True Blood, The Hills 90210 and Smallville. He's also had some success in the film arena with placements in Confessions of a Shopaholic, My Sister’s Keeper and the HBO Original Film, Taking Chance. In a little more than three years he¹s also delivered the hit EP, How the Day Sounds, and his second Vanguard album, Three Flights from Alto Nido. Laswell continues his winning ways with COVERS, a five song EP full of rich, cinematic arrangements and captivating vocals.
JIMMY GNECCO
After three albums fronting alternative rock band Ours, Jimmy Gnecco has recently made the most personal and affecting album of his career. Self-produced and titled The Heart, it’s a watershed work which sees Jimmy drop his guard and raise the bar. The prevailing mood is one of beautiful melancholy, but The Hearthas dignity and integrity in spades. We all have to reckon with loss and the events that have shaped us sooner or later, and this record is Jimmy Gnecco’s compelling attempt to do just that. Its elegant, elegiac songs are slow-growers that get right under the skin.
