We wanted to take a moment to celebrate the release of our good friend Eric Long’s first full band album, “Looking Up.” We've had the pleasure of sharing shows and great memories over the past couple of years with Eric - he's a consummate songwriter, an ever-curious traveler, and a proud owner of a heart of gold.
Also, did you know both Dave & Thom moonlight as members of his band The Short Tempers? ‘Tis True. Out now on all streaming platforms, here’s a bit from Eric’s website about “Looking Up.”
Recorded live at Prairie Sun Recording Studio to 24 track 2 inch tape with Grammy winning engineer Oz Fritz (Tom Waits, John Hammond), the full band release represents a fluid evolution and natural progression of where Eric's music is heading, but his stake in the songs has not changed a bit.
The same convictive soul of Eric's songs appear again, but where his last record highlighted a sparse reserve that shone alone in its self-recorded home studio upbringings, 'Looking Up' comes in full fidelity with the warmth of his full band and a depth of sound rich in harmonic overtones. Firm to its core, it features The Short Tempers with David Pascoe on fiddle & mandolin, Rhyne Erde on drums, Thom Beneduci on upright bass, Dave Zirbel on pedal-steel, and Tom Relling on resophonic & electric guitar.