AM / vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Jesse Nason / Brett Bixby / piano, organ, synths
Michael Sawtizke / Cory Joesph / electric guitar
Chris Lovejoy / percussion
Derek Brown / drums
Mark Getten / bass

L.A.'s tiny Hotel Cafe venue has been the proving ground for super-successful singer-songwriters from Gary Jules to Sara Bareilles, as well as slightly less household-name troubadours like AM. He's an Echo Park guy whose last record, “Troubled Times,” was heralded by many in the music industry as the emergence of a great new songwriting voice. “Future Sons & Daughters” is the follow-up.

The verdict: AM's updated the breezy, Laurel Canyon vibes of his '70s-tinged rock with sounds inspired by the percussiveness of Brazilian samba and the dustiness of old Italian soundtracks, and for the most part, it works: the lush strings on “Darker Days” give it a heightened sense of drama before devolving into reverb-laced hand drum Beck-ian funkiness, and the instrumental “Jorge Ben” is a groovy ode to its Rio namesake. But the album's highlight is far and away “It's Been So Long,” a Spaghetti Western-ish co-ed duet that calls to mind both Wilco and Sergio Leone in the same melodically whispered breaths.

Tracklist:
1. A Complete Unknown
2. The Other Side ♪
3. It's Been So Long
4. Darker Days
5. Self-Preservation
6. Leavenworth
7. Grand Opinion
8. Fortunate Family Tree
9. When The Dust Settles
10. Jorge Ben
11. Endings Are Beginnings

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