Sunset Room

Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Jazz-tinged ectronica

Status:

Most recent release, Almost An Angel, 2001

See also:

Sunset Room's CD Baby page

Comparisons:

Portishead, Morcheeba, Lamb

Covers/own material:

Own

General comments:

Sunset Room create a noir-ish atmosphere with their filmic music. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Recommended first album:

Almost An Angel is their debut

Recordings:

Almost An Angel (2001)

Almost An Angel

Release info:

2001—Mizmo Records—MZM26435

Availability:

See Sunset Room's CD Baby page

Ecto priority:

Recommended

Group members:

Catie Moore—vocals
James Flores—drums, keyboards
Tim Rumbaugh—bass, programming
Nick Wisniewski—guitar

Guest artists:

Marty Beal, Abhi, Pete Lugo—guitar
Rob Covacevich—sax
John Harrington—trumpet

Produced by:

Marty Beal and Sunset Room

Comments:

Catie Moore's jazzy vocals merge nicely with the atmosphere the band makes. It's a filmic journey Sunset Room takes us on. You can easily imagine the vampy lounge singer in the red dress, the down-on-his-luck detective who catches her eye in the crowded bar.
     Other such scenarios come easily to mind while hearing this. The catchy "In my Mind" sticks in my head. The uptempo "Sweeter" is less loungey than the other songs and makes for a nice change of pace. Moore scat-sings beautifully on it. The dark "Empty Room" has Catie Moore emoting to a frightening backdrop. It's a brilliant debut and the band will probably follow it with even more inspired works. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Thanks to Anna Maria Stjärnell for her work on this entry.