JAIMI FAULKNER – BACK ROAD
By the time that he relocated to Europe from his native Melbourne in 2010, Jaimi Faulkner had already racked up an impressive list of credits as a powerful, soulful singer, exceptional guitarist and songwriter of great potential. His debut album “Last Light” (2004) garnered rave reviews in Australia and received considerable airplay there. Faulkner devoted the next years to extensive live performance, both as a solo artist and as support with touring acts such as Chris Whitley and Chris Isaak, as well as being nominated to represent Australia at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. His next full length album “Kiss and Ride” (2009) underlined his growing abilities as a songwriter, producer and arranger and brought Jaimi to the attention of European audiences for the first time. The chemistry was right and after a couple of successful tours in Germany and the Netherlands he made the decision to move to Berlin and explore what life there had to offer.

Fast forward to 2017: Jaimi Faulkner releases “Back Road”, his fourth European album and the first to be completely self produced and engineered. Following the more pop-oriented “Up All Night” (2015), it marks a return to the rootsy rock’n’roll and Americana that characterized his earlier work and for the first time does proper justice to his long-time backing band, featuring Leon Den Engelsen on piano and Hammond organ, Judith Renkema on bass and Luuk Adams on drums.

In November 2016, Jaimi and the band moved into an old farmhouse near Bremen with their equipment plus Jaimi’s portable studio, set up their gear and

Which brings us to the songs. Ranging from autobiographical reflections to world-weary observations on the current political environment, the 11 all new compositions on “Back Road” run the gamut from catchy acoustic ballads to straight up rockers, framed by Faulkner’s guitar and Engelsen’s keyboards and underpinned by the punchy rhythm section of Renkema and Adams. These performances underline the fact that Jaimi and his band have been working and playing together for years and they exude that easy assurance born of total familiarity, running together like a well oiled machine. From the evocative atmosphere of 9929 Miles to the dark gospel tinged blues of All My Hope Is Gone, the catchy country pop of Like You Did Back Then to the classic rock’n’roll of I Can’t Hold On or the duelling guitars of the title track, the songs on Back Road show Jaimi Faulkner coming to grips with maturity and pulling all the elements together to realize his potential as a writer, singer, musician and arranger. They represent his most coherent and convincing work to date.

“Back Road” will be released on August 25th by Make My Day Records. Jaimi and his band will be embarking on a 33 date album release tour of Europe and the UK

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Jaimi Faulkner – Back Road
Releasedate: August 25th 2017
Label: Make My Day Records

JAIMI FAULKNER – BACK ROAD Album Release Tour:

21st Sept – Frankfurt – Elfer Club DE
22nd Sept – Backnang – Hofgut Hagenbach DE
23rd Sept – Düsseldorf – The Tube DE
24th Sept – Amsterdam – Paradiso NL
30th Sept – Schneverdingen – FZB DE
1st Oct – Hamburg – Birdland DE
2nd Oct – Kiel – Kulturforum DE
7th Oct – Hannover – Alter Bahnhof DE
8th Oct – Dortmund – Piano DE
12th Oct – Berlin – Auster Club DE
13th Oct – Fürstenwalde – Kulturfabrik DE
14th Oct – Ludwigsfelde – Klubhaus Ludwigsfelde DE
18th Oct – Ingolstadt – Neue Welt DE
19th Oct – Villingen – Die Scheuer DE
20th Oct – Dachau – Kulturschranne DE
21st Oct – Wendelstein – Jegelscheune DE
22nd Oct – Theaterwerkstatt – Schwäbisch Gmünd DE
27th Oct – Utrecht – Tivoli NL
29th Oct – Amen – Cafe de Amer NL
31st Oct – Nijmegen – Merlyn NL
2nd Nov – Cologne – Blue Shell DE
3rd Nov – Groningen – Simplon NL
4th Nov – Tilburg – Paradox NL
1st Dec – London Islington – The Slaughtered Lamb UK
7th Dec – South Hampton – Platform Tavern UK
9th Dec – Portsmouth TBC UK
10th Dec – Victoria Hotel Beeston UK