Doug Powell lives in Nashville, this is his second album for Parasol, preceded by 'The Lost Chord' and following releases for Mercury and Not Lame. Powell was a member of Yep Rock supergroup Swag, with Ken Coomer (Wilco), Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick), Robert Reynolds (Mavericks), and Jerry Dale McFadden (Sixpence None The Richer).
Press for 'The Lost Chord'...
“Powell has not only realized his potential, he’s exceeded it dramatically. A tapestry pf complex arrangements, wistful melody, and symphonic pop sound effects…quite simply, a solo tour de force” (Big Takeover)
“If Doug Powell is the new Todd Rundgren, then The Lost Chord is his A Wizard, a True Star, the album where he takes his love of pop and fuses it into something artier, darker, and weirder.” (Popmatters)
‘The Lost Chord’ is one of those albums that exudes eccentricity, Powell plays everything on the album… a tapestry of fairy tales and enchantment, the sound trips between softened guitar melodies via Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds, to catchy hook laden gems recalling classic Soft Boys circa ‘Underwater Moonlight’. There are times when you’d swear that the fulsome melodies within are actually romancing you, such is their sensitive and caressing temperament.” (Losing Today)
Biography...Born to a physicist and a flautist, Doug Powell grew up in Oklahoma. At a relatively tender age he flew to Chicago to hand Jules Shear a tape of songs at a gig. Jules then produced a demo tape for Elektra, who declined. Doug signed to RCA and recorded 'Ballad of the Tin Men'. He was subsequently dropped by RCA and signed by Mercury who released 'Ballad' (1996) and sent DP on tour opening for mentor Todd Rundgren. When an agreement could not be reached for Powell's second album Powell parted ways with Mercury. He eventually released the demos for never-made second Mercury record as 'Curiouser' on Not Lame (1998). Recorded and released 'More' with Not Lame (2000). Joined Swag, a band made up of members of Mavericks and Wilco (among others), released 'Catch-all' on Yep Roc (2001). Swag then imploded for a variety of reasons. Released solo Japanese EP 'Venus DeMilo's Arms' on Wizzard-In-Vinyl (2001), and 'The Lost Chord' (2002) for Parasol Records. Favorite musical moments: Writing and recording with Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, appearing with Swag on Conan OBrien, recording with Prairie Prince, convincing Todd Rundgren to record some bass parts with Swag, and working with Brad Jones and Jules Shear.
Discography…DP 'Ballad Of the Tin Men' CD album, Mercury Records, 1996
DP 'Curioser' CD album, Not Lame Records, 1999
DP 'More' CD album, Not Lame Records, 2000
SWAG 'Catch All' CD album, Yep Roc Records, 2001
DP 'Venus DeMilo's Arms' EP, Wizzard In Vinyl (Japan), 2001
DP 'The Lost Chord' CD album, Parasol Records, 2002
DP 'Day for Night' CD album, Parasol Records, 2004
