Daytrotter

If I were to go anywhere beyond the coasts, I would go to Rock Island, Ill. and while I was there I would park a tent outside of the Futureappletree Studio One. Unless they'd let me inside. Which would be awesome. Since they are the reason I was there. Them and their music. They are a studio in Illinois who catch musicians on their travels and get them to record a piece to two. (Or three of four.)

'These fine people [the musicians] – as they’re traveling through America’s heartland – take two hours out of their travels between shows to stop in for a Daytrotter Session at Futureappletree Studio One in downtown Rock Island, Ill. The name of the city is not ironic. They use borrowed instruments, play with their touring mates, utilize an often unkempt toilet, eat some food and then cram back into their vans for the last half of the drive. What they leave behind is a pile of ashes, sometimes a forgotten stocking hat and four absolutely collectible songs that often impart on whomever listens to them the true intensity that these musicians put into their art, sometimes with more clarity than they do when they have months to tinker with overdubs and experiments. These songs are them as they are on that particular day, on that particular tour – dirty and alive. We want you to make this your new home as it is ours. We promise that you will love it here'

They are one of my all time favorite music websites. Check it out.

Currently, on their website, front and center, is Desolation Wilderness.

And All The Boys Looked - Desolation Wilderness
Their Myspace.