Alec Lytle, previously an upright bassist, sideman, and harmony singer, tells compelling, clear, relatable stories, but his angular references invite listeners to apply their own meaning. The Remains of Sunday arose following both joyous and heartbreaking events in Lytle’s life: the birth of his children and the deaths of both his mother and sister. His collaboration with the band yielded a spectrum of human themes.
An evolving group of musicians, Alec Lytle & Them Rounders use mandolin, upright bass, drums, slide guitar, pedal steel, fiddle, banjo, and a cappella harmonies to cross folk, bluegrass and Laurel Canyon vibes, creating an array of sounds—from gritty, rowdy, boot-stomping choruses to the troubadours of yesterday.
Lytle told Elmore, ” I was sitting with my good friend Bob Clearmountain when he mixed this song… He is like a uncle to my kids and a brother to me. When I described what this song was about, and how the impetus for the song was my daughter, who he knows so well, he instantly got it. He crafted a sound that perfectly encapsulates that feeling of grinding away at innocence that I was looking for.
Lytle noted, ” This video features my son Isaac, and one of his friends from his kindergarten class; we filmed this video primarily in the areas around our home in the rural coastal mountains of Northern California. I really wanted to use color to emphasize the difference between the real world of the kids lives, where they feel a bit forgotten and lost, and the fantasy world where they follow their hearts. I was really happy with how peaceful and nurturing feeling of it all.”
Alec Lytle & Them Rounders are: Alec Lytle (Lead vocals, acoustic guitar); Dylan Day (Electric Guitar); Greg Leisz (Pedal steel); Matt Chamberlain (Drums); David Pitch (Upright and electric bass); Patrick Warren (Keyboards); Ethan Gruska (Piano, Mellotron, noises); Gabe Witcher (Fiddle); Dan Newitt (Mandolin and harmony vocals); Ben Estes (Banjo and harmony vocals); Z Berg (Harmony vocals)
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