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Sweet Action

by Beau Jennings & The Tigers

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A Full Moon 03:30
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Sweet Action 04:33
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Quicktrip 04:40

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After spending several years in Brooklyn fronting the americana rock band Cheyenne, singer and songwriter Beau Jennings was in search of a new backing band upon returning to his home in Oklahoma. The Tigers - based out of Norman and a wrecking crew of some of the best musicians in the state - were already known as the go-to backing band for songwriters from the area and were a perfect match for Jennings' new songs. After one rehearsal and several beers, Beau Jennings & The Tigers performed a hastily assembled set at the Okie Noodling Tournament and soon realized they were a match for each other. At times channeling the energy of early Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, other times the more modern Wilco, Beau Jennings & The Tigers set out to begin work on their debut recording, the Sweet Action EP.

Initial tracking began at The Honey Jar Studios in Brooklyn, NY with Devin Greenwood (Norah Jones, Amos Lee) at the helm. On songs like 'Readin' To My Baby', 'A Full Moon', and 'Song for Wynn', a bigger, broader sound for Jennings' songs began to emerge, contrasting with the more intensely personal nature of the lyrics. There were no fictional storytelling songs this time around, only reflections on real life situations: "I guess it's a funny way to go about it, pairing these big sounding songs with lyrics that are probably better suited for quiet acoustic stuff, but I try not fight what seems to be coming in" says Jennings. Rounding out the Tigers' debut recording were 'Sweet Action' and 'Quicktrip', balancing the rock n' roll with lush, acoustic keyboard driven instrumentation reminiscent of Jennings' early recordings with Cheyenne. Tracking later moved back to the familiar Blackwatch Studios in Norman with both Jarod Evans and Chad Copelin handling final tracking and mixing duties.

The songs on 'Sweet Action' were written in between periods of writing songs for Jennings' other ongoing project, The Verdigris: In Search of Will Rogers. "I've written all the songs I can about Will Rogers at this point, and it was time to focus a little bit on some of the others songs I'd been writing on the side." With The Verdigris album and documentary film not scheduled for release until sometime late in 2013, Jennings is happy to focus on working with the Tigers until then. "All these different projects seem to inform each other I think. The Verdigris has been a tedious and painstaking process and I know the results will show it was all worth the effort, but I also have a musical side that needs to turn it up and make a lot of noise with the band."

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released February 5, 2013

Song for Wynn

Beau Jennings: Vocals, Guitar
Jarod Evans: Guitar
Brine Webb: Bass
Nathan Price: Drums
Chad Copelin: Organ

A Full Moon

Beau Jennings: Vocals, Guitar
Jarod Evans: Guitars
Aarron McClellan: Bass
Jordan Elder: Drums
Chad Copelin: Organ

Sweet Action

Beau Jennings: Vocals
Jarod Evans: Synthesizers
Brine Webb: Bass, Background vocals
Nathan Price: Drums
Chad Copelin: Organ
Michael Phillips: Pedal Steel
Jeff Richardson: Background vocals

Readin' To My Baby

Beau Jennings: Vocals, Guitar
Jarod Evans: Guitars
Aarron McClellan: Bass
Jordan Elder: Drums
Chad Copelin: Organ
Samantha Crain: Background vocals

Quicktrip

Beau Jennings: Vocals
Jarod Evans: Guitars, Bass, Keys
Dustin Shane Paige: Drums

All songs written by Beau Jennings
Engineered and Mixed by Jarod Evans and Chad Copelin at Blackwatch Studios in Norman, OK
Additional engineering by Devin Greenwood at The Honey Jar in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by TW Walsh
Design by Arts & Recreation

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After years in Brooklyn fronting americana rock band Cheyenne, singer and songwriter Beau Jennings was in search of a new backing band upon returning to his home in Oklahoma. The Tigers – based out of Norman and a wrecking crew of some of the best musicians in the state – were already known as the go-to backing band for songwriters from the area and were a perfect match for Jennings’ new songs. ... more

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