The Grizzly Owls 'By Night On My Bed' album

The Grizzly Owls became inspired by their grandparent's journey from Oklahoma to Bakersfield, California during the Dust Bowl migration. Keeping in tradition with their Dust Bowl roots, the Grizzly Owls looked to the originators of the 'Bakersfield Sound' (country legends such as Buck Owens and Merle Haggard) for role models. The Grizzly Owls are Jenny Andreotti (vocals, harmonica, and percussion) and Joseph Andreotti (guitar, bass, percussion, piano, and keys). The Andreotti's have been married for four years, and have been making music together for seven. After years of struggling with other musical projects, the Andreotti's are confident that they have mastered 'The Grizzly Owls Sound' with their debut By Night on My Bed.

By Night on My Bed, the Grizzly Owls self-released full-length debut, is the closest the Andreotti's have come to making their initial musical vision a reality. The record was influenced by such greats as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tom Waits, Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Raymond Carver, Henry David Thoreau, the spaghetti westerns of the 1960s, and all of the French new-wave films of Jean-Luc Godard. By Night on My Bed was recorded at the Dust Bowl by Joseph Andreotti and recorded, mixed, and mastered at Red Rockets Glare by Raymond Richards (The Idaho Falls, Mojave 3, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions). The multi-talented Richards also contributed pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar, and vibraphone to the recordings. The Andreotti's (along with the help from Richards) have produced a whimsical record full of tales about death, lust, love, and obsession.

By Night on My Bed was originally an EP titled I Brought Shame to the Family Name, which was a limited edition self-packaged five-song EP. Here is what The Black and White Magazine had to say about it:

'The weird world of side-projects is a mixed bag, and usually the artist takes advantage of their fans loyalty to indulge in their obscure musings. We are huge fans of Calico Sunset. This male/female duo from Cali creates exceptional indie/electro-pop, and with one full-length and EP under their belt, they decided to launch a self funded side-project called The Grizzly Owls. Jenny handles all the vocals, and there are certainly no disappointments there. I love the character that gives depth and texture to her delivery, drifting between smoky lounge and raw pop. Jenny also adds harmonica and percussion to the songs, but it's her counterpart Joseph that melds everything together. Layering southern guitars and morose keys, Joseph's instrumentation is a harsh contrast from that of Calico Sunset. Both of them contribute to the off kilter electro-percussion that weaves itself around all 5 tracks. 'Children of the Dust Bowl' is playful in nature, and like all of the tracks on this EP, stripped down to its bare essentials. Their version of pop is a mix between honky-tonk Magnetic Fields and Americana Cocteau Twins. I Brought Shame to the Family Name reaffirms my love for the Andreotti's. The Grizzly Owls voyage through electro-pop as cowboys, but the outcome is rich in diversity and substance. If only more great bands took the chances that this band does. You know it's weird...but you also know it's good.' - The Black and White Magazine

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