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ABRAM SHOOK – ” Everybody’s Talkin ” Fred Neil Cover

Posted: December 12, 2014 in MUSIC
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Austin based Musician and traveller Abram Shook, and this breezy summery cover from the midnight Cowboy movie,

Everybody’s Talkin’” is a folk rock song written and originally released by Fred Neil in 1966. A version of the song performed by Harry Nilsson became a global success in 1969, reaching No2 on the Billboard chart, plus winning a Grammy after it was featured on the soundtrack of the film “Midnight Cowboy“. The song, which describes the singer’s desire to retreat from other people to the ocean, is among the most famous works of both artists, and has been covered by many other notable performers.

The song was first released on Neil’s second album, 1966’s self-titled Fred Neil. It was composed towards the end of the session, after Neil had become anxious to wrap the album so he could return to his home in Miami, Florida. Manager Herb Cohen promised that if Neil wrote and recorded a final track, he could go. “Everybody’s Talkin'”, recorded in one take, was the result.

ABRAM SHOOK – ” Coastal ” and ” The Distance “

Posted: December 12, 2014 in MUSIC
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Austin’s own Abram Shook put out the immensely pleasing “Sun Marquee” back in January, and it’s been a favourite of mine  since.  It’s a kind of breezy, relaxed pop music that’s impossible to not get lost in. Austin-based musician Abram Shook has done his fair share of wandering the world, searching for a spiritual and a literal home. From road trips through South America to surfing excursions in Indonesia, he’s been fortunate to have the opportunity to absorb more of the world’s cultures first-hand than many of us ever will. After leaving Santa Cruz, California where he grew up and studied jazz, Shook spent several years in Portland and Boston playing in numerous bands,  Turning to traveling as a means to quell his existential dread, eventually landed him in Austin, TX, where he’s been part of the city’s rich creative community for over 8 years. Though the music community in Austin is no substitute for the briny air and patient West Coast beaches he still longs for, its vitality and creativity still manage to nourish the soul.

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Abram Shook’s solo debut, “Sun Marquee” breathes with the lungs of a man that finally found a new place to call home. Propelled by Shook’s impeccable bass groove, and inspired by artists like Shuggie Otis, Serge Gainsbourge, and Chico Buarque, Sun Marquee distills lessons learned and questions unanswered into an accessible collection of pop songs.

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