During January of 2009 in Lafayette, LA a quintet was developing from the idea that traditional African, Cajun and Zydeco elements, can be held together with an experimental glue. Taylor Guarisco and Tiffany Lamson were home from the University of New Orleans, after Hurricane Katrina. The two had been playing since 2005 and were now experimenting with, Kirby Campbell on drums, and Josh LeBlanc who then was known as one of the most impressive trumpet players in the area, but now on bass.
Kirby was attending Berklee College of Music but after a late night jam, Guarisco posed the question that they should start a band. The chemistry must have been magic that night, because Kirby decided to stay, and a few months later Taylor received a call from a local venue looking to fill a last minute opening. At that point the band had found their six-pieces, with Will Henderson on keys, sax and whatever else he could blow into, alongside him multi-instrumentalist Nick Stephan. The groups years of improvisational practice had finally paid off, the band would play two hours that night, and forced them to come up with a name. They decided on Givers a track from the band Lucky Dragons.
As time has marched on the group has lost Will as a member but this band is steamrolling their way into notoriety. Finding their debut full length In Light on Glassnote Records: a label that houses acts like Childish Gambino, The Temper Trap, and Mumford and Sons.
This is Givers.
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Tracks Heard In This Podcast:
Saw You First
Up Up Up
Ceiling of Plankton
Givers – Lucky Dragon
Meantime
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