Click here to watch Naïm Amor live concert video from La Ferme des Pibouls in Montauban, France on June 6, 2025

Here are some new artists you might like for your vinyl record collection

We are very excited about the last round of artists we've had the pleasure of working with these past twelve months for vinyl records we've released on Fort Lowell Records, so we thought to take a moment to highlight a few of them, just in case their awesomeness slipped through the cracks you and didn't quite catch how fantastic these musicians are.  Check them out using the information provided below, and if you happen to agree... pick-up a record or three or six to enjoy with your own vinyl collection at home.

JPW + DAD WEED — FOR FANS OF: My Morning Jacket, Steely Dan, Wilco
"Folky psych pop that meets melancholic alt-rock, in a timeless kaleidoscope of sound and sentiment—solid but surprising" ~ Add to Wantlist

        

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KICKING BIRD — FOR FANS OF: Cheap Trick, The New Pornographers, The Pixies
"Quirky indie rock with pop sensibilities and classic rock roots" ~ Faster and Louder

        

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FUZZ JAXX — FOR FANS OF: Common, GangStarr, Nas
"The best freestyle rapper the Port City has ever known" ~ StarNews

        

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TERCEL — FOR FANS OF: Broken Social Scene, Pavement, Superchunk
"A musical aesthetic that juxtaposes jangly indie-rock/post punk with jangle rock/punk" ~ Janglepophub

        

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FOREST FALLOWS — FOR FANS OF: Mac DeMarco, Real Estate, Stereolab
"The warmth but never overheat of summer air blows gently as Mike Barnett and Alex Morton strum soft chords, and sing like the fur of a rabbit in a straw hat" ~ Small Albums

        

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NAÏM AMOR — FOR FANS OF: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, JD McPherson, Roy Orbison
"Late 60s Nouvelle Vague soundtrack vibe, spiced up with a bit of noise, a dash of post-rock and Tex Mex" ~ Here Comes the Flood

        

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FEMALE GAZE — FOR FANS OF: Broadcast, Sugar Candy Mountain, The Velvet Underground
"Tender Futures explores the desert using empty space and towering nothingness as its language, intentionally evoking haziness and disorientation through psychedelia, post-rock, and even a bit of jazz-rock" ~ Rosy Overdrive

        

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WORLD PREMIERE: Naïm Amor "Home" (Official Music Video)

Video by Tom Moore

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WORLD PREMIERE: Naïm Amor "September Escapade" [Official Music Video]

Naïm Amor

"September Escapade"

Stories

Fort Lowell Records, 2024

Music Video by Justin Clowes

Kaylee Amante: The Girl

Naïm Amor: The Man

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New album: Naïm Amor || Stories

[Repost from Add to Wantlist; by Dennis, July 26, 2024]

Master guitarist's soundtrack without a film

“I want the listener to be traveling through their imagination, I hope they will feel moved by the melodies and the textures, and would get to the end of the album and feel a bit nostalgic that it’s the end, like a really good movie.” French-born/Arizona-based musician Gabriel Naïm Amor is back with Stories, his twelfth LP since the mid 2000’s, an alternative pop/rock soundtrack without a film. The six instrumentals and three vocal songs make two things clear: we are dealing with a master guitarist here, and everything is in service of creating a certain mood that evokes cinematic images and feelings. It takes a few listens, but then you would almost start a crowdfunding campaign to have your thoughts made into footage to go with the music.

Stories, recorded in one marathon session by Jim Waters, is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Fort Lowell Records. Featuring Naïm Amor (guitar, violin, vocals), Ben Nisbet (guitar, violin), Thøger Lund (bass) and Casey Hadland (drums).

Naïm Amor Has ‘Stories’ to Tell with His “The Start Over” Music Video [Premiere]

[Repost from V13; by Aaron Willschick, August 12, 2024]

As Naïm Amor shows us on his latest album, words are not a prerequisite for stories. He shows you why on his new single “The Start Over” and his new album Stories out now via Fort Lowell Records. Today marks the debut of the official music video for “The Start Over,” a hard-driving, colourful performance video that shows you just how good Amor is at the guitar. You see many close-up shots of his masterful playing, and while there are some lyrics, the guitar does most of the talking in this song.

For a guitar-based, mostly instrumental song, Amor shows you how it’s done, keeping things rocking throughout. The song never lets up, with a guitar sound reminiscent of an old Western film. You might even liken it to the iconic theme of Quentin Tarantino’s legendary film Pulp Fiction.

Explaining “The Start Over” and elaborating on the album, Amor tells us:

“The album Stories is an expression of not only a musical one but also one following a concept. The concept consists of displaying my interest towards diversity in music through different stories. These stories are rendered hopefully using one voice in a consistent homogenous style. ‘The Start Over’ song in particular is a story evocative of a great American freedom imagery, a guy that has nothing to lose anymore and only has the move forward for himself. Other songs are instrumentals, the title itself will be the only clue to direct the listener’s imagination.”

Stories is Naïm Amor’s twelfth record he has released since the mid-2000s. Born and raised in Paris and now residing in Arizona, he had time to finetune this record, maybe more than he liked when the pandemic lockdowns arrived. He emerged with a finished album featuring six instrumentals and three tracks with vocals. On the surface, Stories may not seem like an appropriate name for an album featuring two-thirds instrumentals, but when you dive deeper into the concept, it makes perfect sense.

For his latest album, Amor wanted to take a cinematic approach to songwriting. Within the songs is a story for everyone to discover and interpret in their way. Each track is meant to evoke images and feelings with the listener the one left to guide those feelings. The narrative of a human voice is unnecessary when you have songs like these. The tones, combination of instruments, and arrangements are intricate and complex. Each song can stand alone in its own right, but they work best as a group. It would suit Amor quite well if you buckled up your imagination for a ride, where textures and melodies will do all of the talking.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO AT V13.NET

OUT NOW: Naïm Amor 'Stories' [12inch LP]

Like many musicians worldwide, Naïm Amor was working on the tracks for a new album when Covid hit and sent the recording and live music worlds into hibernation. And also like many, when he emerged he did with a finished record ready to be released into a music-hungry world.

For Stories, his twelfth record since the mid 2000’s, the Parisian born and raised, long time Arizona resident Amor has crafted six instrumentals and three vocal numbers. While Stories may perhaps seem like an offbeat title for a record with several instrumental tracks, it’s also indicates what’s within; it’s raison d’etre is a cinematic approach to music making, one crafted to evoke images and feelings, unlock corners of known and unknown worlds, and yes, to tell stories; with or without the narrative of a human voice. Amor says “I called it Stories because, like a lot of what I do, the tracks have a film soundtrack quality. The album has a unity of tones, instrumentation, arrangements, while each song has a ‘stand alone potential.’ He also says “I want the listener to be traveling through their imagination, I hope they will feel moved by the melodies and the textures, and would get to the end of the album and feel a bit nostalgic that it’s the end, like a really good movie.” Virtually any of the tracks on Stories could, in fact, be soundtrack material.

The songs on Stories all reflect the sophistication and gift for expansive, memorable melodies that Amor has always brought to his work, whether it’s pop, jazz, lounge, as a solo singer/songwriter, rock & roll or even rockabilly. He says “This one incarnates my desire to play with a band in a more rock & roll format.” The opener, “Amorsonic,” glides by with a sweet/salty mix of guitars that are both clean and slightly dissonant. “Abusive Chaos” wraps snaky guitars around a jazz lounge groove; “Freeway Race” has the forward motion befitting its title; and “September Escapade” sounds like it should be played while driving a fast sports car down a winding road in Monaco. “Home” is meditative and lovely, “The Last Dance” drops smoldering guitars over a cocktail lounge groove, while “The Start Over,” and “Tucson Safari” rattle with more heavy guitars. The closer “Santa Rita Park West” sends the listener off on a gently rolling cloud, as the credits roll.

On Stories, Amor is joined by three long-time collaborators from his adopted city of Tucson, AZ: rhythm guitar and string player Ben Nisbet, bass player Thøger Lund and drummer Casey Hadland. It was recorded in one marathon session by the legendary producer/engineer/studio owner Jim Waters at his Waterworks Studio in Tucson. Waters also mixed the album, with some overdubs and string arrangements added on in Amor’s own studio. The sound is clean, warm and immediate, with a live in the studio feel, and lots of room for Amor’s outstanding guitar playing to shine on every track.

Naïm Amor Stories is available now everywhere.

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Naïm Amor: September Escapade

[Repost from Here Comes the Flood; by Hans Werksman, July 1, 2024]

French guitarist and violinist Naïm Amor has the final single from his forthcoming new album Stories. September Escapade is like a slowly unfolding flower, showing off its colours one by one to create an aural spectacle that needs to revisited time and again to fully appreciate all the intricacies. It has a late 60s Nouvelle Vague soundtrack vibe, spiced up with a bit of noise, a dash of post-rock and Tex Mex.

Stories will be released on vinyl by Fort Lowell Records (vinyl, digital). The album is available for pre-order here. Release date: July 26th.

» naimamor.net

HCTF review of Amorsonic.

OUT NOW: Naïm Amor "September Escapade" [Digital Single]

The fourth and final single "September Escapade" from Naïm Amor's twelfth studio album Stories is out today on all digital music platforms. For fans of The Black Keys, Black Midi, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nels Cline, Edwyn Collins, The Cramps, The Fleshtones, Richard Hawley, King Krule, La Luz, Los Straightjackets, Man or Astro-man?, JD McPherson, Messer Chups, The Meteors, Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Shannon & The Clams, The Sonics, The Surfrajettes, Surprise Chef, Tijuana Panthers,The Tremolo Beer Gut, Whatitdo Archive Group, Jack White, and Link Wray.

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OUT NOW: Naïm Amor "Amorsonic" [Digital Single]

The third single "Amorsonic" from Naïm Amor's twelfth studio album Stories is out today on all digital music platforms. For fans of The Black Keys, Black Midi, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nels Cline, Edwyn Collins, The Cramps, The Fleshtones, Richard Hawley, King Krule, La Luz, Los Straightjackets, Man or Astro-man?, JD McPherson, Messer Chups, The Meteors, Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Shannon & The Clams, The Sonics, The Surfrajettes, Surprise Chef, Tijuana Panthers,The Tremolo Beer Gut, Whatitdo Archive Group, Jack White, and Link Wray.

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OUT NOW: Naïm Amor "Freeway Race" [Digital Single]

The second single "Freeway Race" from Naïm Amor's twelfth studio album Stories is out today on all digital music platforms. For fans of The Black Keys, Black Midi, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nels Cline, Edwyn Collins, The Cramps, The Fleshtones, Richard Hawley, King Krule, La Luz, Los Straightjackets, Man or Astro-man?, JD McPherson, Messer Chups, The Meteors, Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Shannon & The Clams, The Sonics, The Surfrajettes, Surprise Chef, Tijuana Panthers,The Tremolo Beer Gut, Whatitdo Archive Group, Jack White, and Link Wray.

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OUT NOW: Naïm Amor "The Start Over" [Digital Single]

The first single "The Start Over" from Naïm Amor's twelfth studio album Stories is out today on all digital music platforms. 

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Pre-Order Naïm Amor Twelfth Studio Album

Like many musicians worldwide, Naïm Amor was working on the tracks for a new album when Covid hit and sent the recording and live music worlds into hibernation. And also like many, when he emerged he did with a finished record ready to be released into a music-hungry world. For Stories, his twelfth record since the mid 2000’s, the Parisian born and raised, long time Arizona resident Amor has crafted six instrumentals and three vocal numbers. While Stories may perhaps seem like an offbeat title for a record with several instrumental tracks, it’s also indicates what’s within; it’s raison d’etre is a cinematic approach to music making, one crafted to evoke images and feelings, unlock corners of known and unknown worlds, and yes, to tell stories; with or without the narrative of a human voice.

For fans of The Black Keys, Black Midi, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nels Cline, Edwyn Collins, The Cramps, The Fleshtones, Richard Hawley, King Krule, La Luz, Los Straightjackets, Man or Astro-man?, JD McPherson, Messer Chups, The Meteors, Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Shannon & The Clams, The Sonics, The Surfrajettes, Surprise Chef, Tijuana Panthers,The Tremolo Beer Gut, Whatitdo Archive Group, Jack White, and Link Wray.

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Concert Photography by Andrew Berg - Hotel Congress, May 21, 2022, Tucson AZ

Tracy Shedd

Tracy Shedd

Tracy Shedd

Tracy Shedd

Soda Sun

Soda Sun

Soda Sun

Soda Sun

Gabriel Naïm Amor

Gabriel Naïm Amor

La Cerca

La Cerca

La Cerca

La Cerca

KITIMOTO

Luz de Vida Record Release Party // Fort Lowell Records Showcase

Tucson, Arizona -- Saturday, May 21st -- iHeartRadio and Zia Records presents Luz de Vida: A Benefit Concert for Survivors of Trauma at Hotel Congress; the second official Record Release Party for Luz de Vida II: A Compilation to Benefit Homicide Survivors, featuring a Fort Lowell Records Showcase.

Luz de Vida – Spanish for Light of Life – is an expression of community, love, healing, grace and hope, a positive response from Tucson musicians and national artists. The original Luz de Vida project began in the days after the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting that took the lives of six people and injured 19 others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and shook the Tucson community and nation.

For the 10th anniversary of the tragedy, members of the original Luz de Vida production team partnered with Homicide Survivors, Inc. to release a second compilation record, featuring Tucson and national artists and released on Fort Lowell Records.

Join us Saturday, May 21, 2022 to celebrate the official album release of Luz de Vida II along with Homicide Survivors, Inc. and Fort Lowell Records. The concert will include featured artists from Luz de Vida II – Tracy Shedd, Soda Sun, and Gabriel Naïm Amor – along with other Fort Lowell Records recording artists such as La Cerca, Young Mothers, and newcomers from Phoenix AZ: KITIMOTO and JPW.

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Tracy Shedd; Photo by Scott Madgett

Soda Sun

Gabriel Naïm Amor

La Cerca; Photo by Andrew Berg

KITIMOTO

Young Mothers

JPW; Photo by Trevor Novatin

OUT NOW: Gabriel Naïm Amor "La Nuit Pour Nous Deux" [Digital Single]

The first song from Luz de Vida II: A Compilation to Benefit Homicide Survivors titled "La Nuit Pour Nous Deux" by Gabriel Naïm Amor, featuring Beth Goodfellow, John Convertino of Calexico, and Thøger Tetens Lund of Giant Sand is out now and available on all digital music platforms.  Listen to the song below, and then CLICK HERE to pre-order Luz de Vida II on vinyl through Zia Records, or the Digital LP via Bandcamp and receive the first single today. All proceeds raised from Luz de Vida II album sales will go toward services for advocacy, support, and emergency assistance for families impacted by homicide provided by Homicide Survivors, Inc.

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER LUZ DE VIDA II NOW

Happy Birthday, Naïm Amor!

Naïm Amor - Au Large De Tes Bras (Live Acoustic Performance)

Watch Naïm Amor (acoustic guitar) and Ben Nisbet (violin) perform "Au Large De Tes Bras" from the album Hear the Walls [FLR014]: 

NAÏM AMOR LIVE IN PARIS

AMOR DANGEREUX

Bonjour les amis!  Check out the latest issue of Abus Dangereux magazine; featuring an interview with Tucson, Arizona's Naïm Amor, and a track from Amor on the CD Sampler included!