This new CD released by the band DEMO X, is the culmination of five years of online collaboration, which finally spilled over into the real world. Morse was intrigued with the music being produced by musicians in their home studios. The music had an edge, a personality, a freshness often lacking in the formulaic music pushed by the large record companies. Thus formed DEMO X, a group within a group. Although listeners can hear traces of The Band, Joni Mitchell, Little Feat, Patsy Cline, Eagles, Howlin' Wolf, Cowboy Junkies, and John Hiatt, the CD really does sound like a cohesive band, not a sampler.
Melodies are unforgettable, lyrics clever and meaningful.
Combine that with powerful vocals and top-notch playing, and the resulting CD blows away everyone who has heard it. Fortunately, the Internet offers many opportunities to release your own music, without having to compromise your vision. Claiming influence from such songwriters as Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Randy Newman, Lawson writes about the seedier, funnier and more distressing side of town. There are no love songs here, just stories and truths. The bands tight vocal harmonies are what sets it apart from other groups each individual in the band has performed in previously.