Jeffrey Silverstein - Doggone

Meeting at the intersection of the loner-folk, cosmic country and kraut-laden choogle, Jeffrey Silverstein returns with Doggone, his fourth album, and first on UK label Full Time Hobby. From the record's opening pulse of rhythms to its closing cascade of synths, listeners encounter a musician fully rooted in the creative community around him and firmly held by the life he’s built over the last decade.

Where his past several releases saw the New Jersey native settling into life in the Pacific Northwest – observing, appreciating, getting the lay of the land – and finding his footing in the alt-Americana sphere into which he unexpectedly fell, with Doggone, he’s immovable, intentional, and most of all, at peace.

“Not only do I have community, but I feel it all around me,” the artist shares of his life now, in Portland, Oregon, “and I'm able to reap the benefits of having that community.”

Committed to nurturing his local circle, he called upon a faithful group of Portland-based collaborators, a rolodex of heroes-turned-friends, like producer-composer Ryan Oxford (Y La Bamba, Rose City Band), bassist Alex Chapman, and drummer Dana Buoy (Akron/Family). Together they gathered at the Center for Sound, Light and Color Therapy to record ‘Coming Back Around’, which was then mastered by Amy Dragon (Big Thief, Nathaniel Rateliff and Moon Duo).

Call it comfort, call it kismet – what resulted with Doggone was nine tracks backlighting life, love, and purpose, like doggone wonders held up to the light. The album explores themes of community, aging, carving out your own version of success, planting seeds and growing roots, and the impact of place on creative work. 

Tracklist

Coming Back Around
Out of Tune (feat. Devendra Banhart)
Drop of a Dime
Portland Works
Realize (feat. Merle Law)
Patchouli
Amblin’
Helluva
Onlyness