Album Notes

Davy Mooney's debut CD for LateSet Records is a true mixture of New Orleans and New York. Mooney, a New Orleans native, has assembled a cast of musicians with ties to both cities and let them loose on a program of original tunes that attempt to harness the raw energy of the Big Easy and the sophisticated grooves of the Big Apple into a joyful set of music that swings, grooves, and challenges the listener come along for the journey.
Mooney's 7-String guitar stylings are wedded to the powerful drumming of New Orleans native Simon Lott and the brilliant melodicism of New Yorkers John Ellis and Matt Clohesy, along with the warm and adventurous Hammond B-3 organ sound of New Orleanian Brian Coogan. Together, they bring to "Astoriano" an emotional rawness and honesty that will make you feel like you were there in the studio with the musicians as they poured out their souls on that June afternoon in Brooklyn."