Music

Dubbed a “major step forward”, Navigation is my sophomore album and something I’m extremely proud of. Touring 200+ days a year for the last two years has had a deep effect on my life, provided a ton of inspiration for songwriting, and made The Options tighter than ever. The goal of this record was to fuse this new burst of inspiration/songs with the live energy that we’ve developed touring full time. You might also hear guest performances on this record by Charles Neville (of the Neville Brothers) on sax, Jon Graboff (of Ryan Adams and The Cardinals) on pedal steel, and Scott Murawski (of Max Creek and Mike Gordon Band) on electric guitar. Stream the whole record here, or switch over to the “Shop” page and buy the real thing! Can’t wait to hear what you think.

“Navigation”




We love to play shows both as a full rockin band, and a tasty acoustic trio. Below you’ll find our “Basically Unplugged EP”, recorded live in November 2010 with Tim Boucher on piano, Rhees Williams on upright bass, and Jules Belmont on lead guitar. Below that, is my debut full length album “Neoteny” (April 2010), which gives you a taste of where I began, where I’m coming from, and where I’m going. If you decide you’d like to buy a signed copy of the album, check out the “Shop” tab, or become a Partner in The Collective to receive it for free! Sometimes the players takes a minute to load, so hang tight!


“Basically Unplugged EP”



“Neoteny”

Credits:

Navigation
Jamie Kent- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion (here and there)
Rhees Williams- Upright and Electric Bass
Dan Holmes- Drums (Track #1)
Bill Carbone- Drums (Tracks #2-#11)
Beau Sasser- Organ and Clavinet
Tim Boucher- Piano, Wurlitzer, Banjo, Dobro, and backing vocals
John Waynelovich- Piano and Rhodes
Scott Murawski- Electric Guitar
Jon Graboff- Pedal Steel
Charles Neville- Tenor Sax
Sen Morimoto- Baritone Sax
Emily Duff- Alto Sax
Kathryn Rapacki- Trombone
Nick Borges- Trumpet
Paul McNamara- Worm Organ

All songs written by Jamie Kent, except #9 Drop Baby Drop written by Eddie Grant.
All songs published by LlamaTuMama Publishing (ASCAP) and Wendell Edwards Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Wes Talbot, Danny Bernini, Paul McNamara, and Jamie Kent
Recorded and mixed at Spirithouse Studios
Mastered by Mark Donohue at SoundMirror
Copyright, 2012 All Rights Reserved

Basically Unplugged EP
Jamie Kent – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Rhees Williams- Upright bass
Tim Boucher- Piano, Backup vocals
Jules Belmont- Electric lead guitar

Neoteny
Jamie Kent – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele
Joe Boyle – Electric Guitars
Bob Laramie – Bass
Rich Adelson – Drums
Bill Holloman – B-3 Organ, Electric Piano, Sax, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone
Emily Silver – Back up vocals (on Mischief Man)
Steve Yarbro – Clarinet (on Snow)
Nick Borges – Trumpet (on Snow)

All songs written by Jamie Kent
Produced by Wes Talbot
Recorded, and mixed at Music Media
Mastered by Danny Bernini at Spirithouse Studios
Copyright, 2011 All Rights Reserved

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  13. Really great music, I heard you guys at SXSW this past week. Loving listening to all of your stuff, btw I put a video of you guys on youtube. Check it out on my channel, mrjess3092.

  14. thanks man! really appreciate it. keep in touch and hopefully we’ll see ya at another show real soon.

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