Member Since: 08/06/2007
Band Website: gusmacgregormusic.com
Band Members: Gus MacGregor
Sami Baur
Ere Gerber
Oli Hartung
Mik Keusen
Plus special guests:
Jael
Luk Zimmermann
Influences: John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band, Loudon Wainwright III, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Don McLean, Tracey Chapman, David Bowie, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch, John Martyn, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Zep, Howard Stern, Joan Baez, Hank Williams, Bill Hicks, Lewis Carol, Donny Hathaway, Leonard Cohen, Robert Johnson, John Denver (especially the album - An Evening with John Denver circa 1974), Tom Waits (especially Closing Time the album), The Clancy Brothers, The Cohen Brothers, The Dubliners, Jimmy Hendrix, The Police, Madness, Cream, Bjork, Nina Simone, Stanley Holloway, George Formby, Mani Matter
Sounds Like: Reviews:"It's lovely when singer-songwriters can actually sing and write songs...Gus does both with effortless ease, combining aching lyrics with tender guitars and cotton wool percussion. There's alt-country overtones, folkish twists and bluesy roots, all pinned together by intelligent structures, subtle instrumentation, and the refreshing sense that he knows how you feel. His knack for an unusual metaphor, spine-tingling harmony or heart-breaking lyric won't let you go." Nottingham Post
"Intelligent songwriting of the highest order. New folk has never sounded so good." Folking.com
"The acoustic intimacy was definitely present in the set of Gus MacGregor, whose singing was accompanied by his delicate guitar and tasteful embellishment from an acoustic bass. Gus creates a warm world of laid-back gentle freedom, very much in the vein of the folky origins of vintage West Coast singer-songwriters, notably James Taylor and Jackson Browne. The ambience goes beyond the soothing: it is optimistic and courageous in its licensing of thoughtful sensitivity. And Gus Macgregor really is good, as good a songwriter - and singer - as his influences indeed. I've subsequently listened to his recordings and they're very strong, drawing me into his appealing world of sensitive relationships astutely observed: he qualifies as a hero too" Movingtone.com
Record Label: Sophie Records
Type of Label: Indie