Exclusive album premiere of ‘Shasta’ by songwriter Levi Thomas, out May 9th, 2023.

‘Shasta’ is the product of an experiment in limitations and creative self-control. Recorded with solar power on a Tascam 388 and remaining true to only the 8 available tracks, these sessions were often late nights around the wood stove in a small hillside studio in Big Sur. The sessions resulted in Levi’s most tender record to date; sung low and slow with vocals and acoustic guitar up front, and trading the double tracked guitar solos of earlier albums for syrupy pedal steel and piano. ‘Shasta’ pays respect to the record in its truest form – a complete narrative from start to finish, meant to conjure the most terrifying human emotion and hopefully bring it some peace.

<a href="https://levithomas.bandcamp.com/album/shasta">Shasta by Levi Thomas</a>

Growing up in the Ozarks, Levi Thomas was exposed to the music that shaped him via hand-dubbed cassettes from family and friends and developed an eclectic range of influences at an early age. He spent his teens and early twenties finding his voice among the thriving DIY scene of the Midwest and South, and was eventually lured to Oakland, California. He found his people quickly, and released two albums featuring a host of talented Bay Area musicians and engineers (2017’s loner-mystic-inspired “Billie” and 2020’s psych-rocker ‘Big Sky’). His forthcoming album, ‘Shasta,’ is his first LRS release and was recorded in deep collaboration at the Sundog Studios outpost in Big Sur, CA.

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