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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

ACL 2025: Don West

 Saturday at 3pm on the Tito's stage.  From this bio:

If you wanted a unicorn thought experiment, pairing deliriously sultry soul music from the height of Stax and Motown era with au courant heartthrob handsomeness, then Don West has done the hard work for you; he is the answer. This Sydney-based troubadour has taken a cinematic look at our favorite soul sounds and reimagined them with a coolness and candor that feels too vivid, like an ex-lover's scent on your sheets.

This article says:

Drawing inspiration from legends like Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield, as well as contemporary artists such as Jalen Ngonda and Thee Sacred Souls, DON WEST brings a fresh yet timeless sound to modern soul.

"Friends" is chill. The video has a 70s-era Super8 video quality.

 So does "Rather be Lonely"

This has a good dance beat.


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