Scheduled for release, Club de Ville marks Eric Beverly’s first full length album since 2016’s Joy Armada. Thematically darker than Joy Armada, the 10 songs on Club de Ville explore a murky, urban terrain.
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New holiday single: This Christmas time (Candy-coated christmas)
Eric Beverly’s new single “This Christmas Time (Candy-Coated Christmas)” makes a welcome addition to any Christmas rock and roll playlist.
Eric sings lead vocals and performs all instruments on the track. He is joined by Paul Kimble who provides the song’s sunny and spacious backing vocals.
The song tells the story of a formerly homeless family who is spending their first Christmas in their new home.
“This Christmas Time (Candy-Coated Christmas)” is now available on platforms including Amazon, CDBaby, Google Play, iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, and Tidal.
Eric Beverly: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synths, Drums, and Percussion
Paul Kimble: Backing Vocals
Recorded at Mermaid’s Kiss Studios
Joy Armada
“The Joy Armada” is a musical collection of short stories chronicling and intersecting with the lives of a cast of characters who are experiencing different types of joy. The songs explore the joy of “moving the stone” and becoming unstuck, sensual joy, the joy of laying in bed all day slipping in and out of dreams, Friday night edge-of-town ice house joy, the joy in searching, the joy in finding, the joy of recognizing our common human condition, the fast but slippery joy of fame, the joy of finally letting go and asking for help, the joy of commitment, and the joy of knowing that somewhere there is…
“Joy Armada” is now available on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and Google Play.
A special thanks to everyone who helped me make this record.
George Reiff: Bass
Chris Roubieu: Drums and Percussion
Nana Schwartzlose: Backing Vocals
Shim Taylor: Backing Vocals
Mary Podio and John Harvey at Top Hat Recording
Songs In The Key of Divorce
The Sunday Best
2010’s The Sunday Best found Eric Beverly and his band of the same name, as the title more than suggests, at his very best after years of making music. Time spent playing in groups and on his own in his home state plus Europe and South America has served this musical artist, painter and writer well on his 10-song recorded debut.
From the feisty opening rocker “All Her Little Secrets,” punctuated by R&B inflected horns, The Sunday Best brims with Beverly’s colorful melodic gifts, crafty and emotive wordplay, and a musical sensibility that melds and transcends genres. He channels the bracing first rush of new love on the slinky and shimmering “Girl, You’ve Got Me,” weaves a tapestry of confession and vocal harmonies on the haunting “All I Wanted,” and recalls the glory days of Elvis Costello and The Attractions on “Valerie.”
Beverly fiercely rocks the kiss off on “I Won’t Be Alone” and “The Hurting Kind” and soul struts and whistles his way through heartfelt delight on “Oh Yeah!” His voice deftly dances with the vocals of Austin singer and songwriter Seela on the haunting “Nothing Comes Easy” and the meditative lamentation “Drifting Through a Dream.” The final spritely taste of Celtic and Texas flavored folk-rock spiced with an electric crackle, “Do You Know What I Mean?” provides a lovely grace note to a collection of songs that strides and glides through a spectrum of moods and modes, all of them enhanced by crafty arrangement touches and Beverly’s emotive and impassioned singing.
All told, The Sunday Best is an ear-catching pop-rock gem by a talent who has found his myriad musical sweet spots plus a group that enhances his multifaceted artistic vision in live performances: Drummer and U.K. expatriate Sally Crewe, who also leads her own outfit Sally Crewe & The Sudden Moves as a singer and writer; bassist Stacey “Stace” McCann, who brings her facility with R&B, Americana and blues to the band’s sound; and guitarist/keyboard player/multi-instrumentalist Geoff Kaiser. who has performed with a variety of Austin artists, including local veterans Lisa Tingle and Van Wilks. Rounding out Beverly’s team is his longtime friend, collaborator and Sunday Best pinch-hitter Chris Roubieu on guitar, keyboards and more.
Quick facts about The Sunday Best
— The Sunday Best receives airplay on stations including WFPK, KPFT, and KDHX
— “Girl, You’ve Got Me” is included in the documentary “The River Is Life”
— “Valerie” is downloaded more than 1,600 times from Paste Magazine’s vault (a top 20 download) as part of the “Songs for Haiti” and “Save Paste Magazine” campaigns
— Bill Frater’s Freight Train Boogie Podcast #82 features “All Her Little Secrets”
— CDBaby’s Music Discovery Podcast (June 15, 2010 edition) features “I Won’t Be Alone.” They call Eric “a great rocking songwriter”
My new record “Joy Armada” is now available!
Happy holidays, y’all! During this season and throughout the year, I’m thankful for your support and interest in my music.
My new album “Joy Armada” is now available on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and Google Play.
A special thanks to everyone who helped me make this record.
George Reiff: Bass
Chris Roubieu: Drums and Percussion
Nana Schwartzlose: Backing Vocals
Shim Taylor: Backing Vocals
Mary Podio and John Harvey at Top Hat Recording
Song Lab
I share selected demos here.
Floating Away On A Summer’s Day
An innocent little jazz-influenced song about taking a stroll along the beach during the winter, and dreaming of the summer to come.
I Was Born On Buffalo Bayou (Space City)
Here’s a new demo of mine. I’ve lived in Austin a long time, but was born in Houston and am proud of my home town. I convinced @WiseDeborah to sing backing vocals. She rocks. File this one under #Houston#Blues.