Member Since: 1/6/2005
Band Website: davidnewbould.com
Band Members:
DN - acoustic/electric guitar, vox; Megan Melara - vocals; Don Harvey/Jason McKenzie/Bryan Austin - drums; Darwin Smith/Jacob Brad Wright - electric guitar; Naj - bass; Stefano Intelisano/Nathaniel Klugman/Matt Mollica - keys; Andrea Broussard - percussion; New York: Al Vetere - drums; Charlie Roth/Anthony Cangemi - bass; Ande Sedwick - vocals; Sean Wayland - keys; Ethan Fiks - guitar.
"Big Red Sun" review - Performing Songwriter Magazine (July/August 2008 issue): If Dan Wilson and Pete Yorn had a folkier kid brother, he’d be David Newbould. Wielding a voice as wearily distinctive as Shawn Mullins, Newbould sings every word with a dusty radiance. Though his adeptness with hazy sketches predominates, Newbould blazes brightest when blurring alternate hues of exhaustion and exuberance—a talent especially evident on “Empty Arms†(whose stretched-out phrases evoke Wilson’s trademark vocal elasticity), the graceful “Family Man†and rollicking stomper “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do,†fueled by Cindy Cashdollar’s dobro adrenaline rush. When he sings “I’d rather be a man with a broken dream / than one who never had one†under the title track’s simmering desert sheen, he’s not kidding. —GG"Big Red Sun" review - MilesOfMusic.com (click here for purchase link):It's A Cracker!! 100% Guaranteed!!Big Red Sun was recorded while David Newbould was a itinerant resident of Austin. Newbould sings with an exhilaration, avoiding the overwrought, instead falling squarely into warmth and passionate. Combined with a strong ear for melody and a directness in his storytelling Newbould nails this collection of introspective folk and traditional country. Newbould recruited Cindy Cashdollar, Redd Volkaert, Jon Dee Graham and others to help him on his first full length after releasing a series of EPs. Big Red Sun has a glowing emotional center that makes it a perfect way to brighten a gloomy day. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music"Big Red Sun" review - EvolutionOfMedia.com:Although Big Red Sun will be compared to albums by any number of people--from Ryan Adams to Pete Yorn to the Wallflowers--I think Newbould’s influences are closer to 70’s artists like the late Dan Fogelberg, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, and Kenny Loggins. Songs like “Something To Lose†and “Love in Your Heart†have the lullaby quality that Loggins used to excel at, while “Empty Arms†has the freewheeling feel of Browne at his happiest. And just to prove that he can hoedown with the best of them, Newbould kicks his heels on the rollicking “Nobody Loves Me Like You Doâ€. But it’s the title song that’s the centerpiece of the album: a stark, dry-as-the-Mojave mediation on life that crystallizes everything that the album stands for, from the artwork on down.Newbould is another one of those guys who has managed to place his songs in various TV shows, in hopes of getting much-needed exposure. In a perfect world, he would not need to go to such crass extremes to get his music heard; it would be enough that songs as perfect as “Family Man†and the achingly beautiful “Keeping it In†could get lots of airplay on a good radio station. But it’s not the 70’s anymore, and one must do what one can to get heard. And no matter how he does it, David Newbould deserves to be heard and Big Red Sun deserves everyone’s undivided attention.Written By: Gina Morris"Big Red Sun" review - Ink19.com: I hate to accuse anyone of being a sensitive singer/songwriter, but I'm afraid Mr. Newbould is very good at singing, writing, and picking up skilled session men and women to back him. The tone of Big Red Sun is soft and melodic with occasional flashes of a vaguely honky-tonk sound ("Empty Arms" and "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do"), but his forte is the solid love of a stable romance, family life, and the simple pleasures of living as far off the fast track as possible. Backing him up on these Austin-influenced sessions are the likes of Cindy Cashdollar, Jon Dee Graham, and Don Harvey. Big Red Sun is listenable, non-controversial, and is a pleasant amalgam of old-school country revival, traditional studio folk music, and solid craftsmanship. I have nothing but love to send to Mr. Newbould and his music -- it's a calm island in a hectic universe. -- Carl F Gauze"Big Red Sun" review - TheChickenFishSpeaks.com: The CD cover looks like this should be a country / cowboy type disc and wouldn't you know it. It is! However, I'm a bit more disposed to liking this than I normally would be because David Newbould sounds so much like David Pirner that he gets extra points. The music is on the mellower side of country and is a fairly close cousin to folk. -- Grog Mutant (2008)
Influences: Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Tom Waits, Neil Young, The Who, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams, John Coltrane, Jeff Buckley, Townes Van Zandt, The Replacements/Paul, U2, Wilco, Jay Farrar, Jon Dee Graham, Lyle Lovett, Ryan Adams, Beck, Prince, John Lennon, the other three, Randy Newman, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Rickie Lee Jones, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Megan Melara, Cameron McGill, Molly Venter, Michelle Anthony, Beth Garner, Beth Lee, Tucker Livingston, James McMurtry, Pete Yorn, Rufus Wainwright, The Band, The Jackson 5, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, After Christ/Devil’s Child, King/Goffin, Mann/Weil, Greenwich/Barry, Seth Walker, Charlie Sexton, Overlord, Keith Moon, Don Harvey, Iggy Pop, "Going Nowhere" by Los Bravos, "It Hurts To Be Alone" by The Wailers, Heavy Metal Parking Lot.
Albums - "Bone Machine", "Quadrophenia", "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "I Want You", "Get Up With It", "Time Fades Away"/"On The Beach"/"Tonight’s The Night", "It’s About That Time: Live At The Fillmore East 1971", "A Love Supreme", "Blood On The Tracks", "All Things Must Pass", "The Magazine", "Coltrane Newport ’63/’65", "Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs", "It’s Too Late To Stop Now", "Trace", "Heartbreaker", "Stories Of The Knife And The Back", "Still Feel Gone", "Nebraska", "Radio Ethiopia", "Boy"/"The Joshua Tree", "Stereo", "Sea Change", "Purple Rain", "Live After Death", "The Idiot", "Raw Power", "Carole King at Carnegie Hall", "Court And Spark", "Stand Fall Repeat", "The Last Waltz".
Sounds Like:
.. Or (sigh...) Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, Damien Rice, Son Volt/Jay Farrar, Rufus Wainwright, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen, Wilco, Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Adams, Ryan Bingham, Pete Yorn, Coldplay, Grant Lee Phillips, Matthew Sweet, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett, Randy Newman, Bright Eyes, Counting Crows, Lou Reed, Ben Kweller. Or not.
Type of Label: None