Naïm Amor
"September Escapade"
Stories
Fort Lowell Records, 2024
Music Video by Justin Clowes
Music Video by Justin Clowes
Kaylee Amante: The Girl
Naïm Amor: The Man
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Saturday, August 24, 2024
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).
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).
Monday, August 19, 2024
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.
Friday, July 26, 2024
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.
Friday, July 5, 2024
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.
Friday, June 28, 2024
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.
Friday, May 31, 2024
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.
Friday, April 26, 2024
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.
Friday, March 22, 2024
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.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
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.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Concert Photography by Andrew Berg - Hotel Congress, May 21, 2022, Tucson AZ
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Monday, April 25, 2022
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 |
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| JPW; Photo by Trevor Novatin |
Friday, September 10, 2021
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.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Monday, March 29, 2021
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]:
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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!
Friday, February 6, 2015
BLABBER 'N' SMOKE WITH NAÏM AMOR
Paul Kerr over at Blabber 'n' Smoke in Galsgow, Scotland has posted a very nice review of Naïm Amor’s new album, Hear the Walls. Click here to read his article.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
ARTICLES ABOUT FORT LOWELL RECORDS' 2014 RELEASES
2014 was a very busy year for our lil' ol' label. Not only did we undergo transitioning from Tucson AZ to Raleigh NC, but we also managed releasing four full length albums: La Cerca Sunrise for Everyone, the Good Graces Close to the Sun (a split release with our friends at Potluck Foundation), moyamoya moyamoya, and Naïm Amor Hear the Walls. We are very thankful for all of the hard work each artist put into making these fantastic albums. But we are also thankful for all of the media attention these records received collectively; it truly does help inform people about these great musicians - which is one of our main responsibilities and reasons for doing what we do.
Below are links to all of the articles / posts written about these four artists / releases from 2014. We hope you enjoy catching up on some reading!
May 28 - Blurt Magazine
Track Premiere: Indie-rock Brilliance from Tucson’s La Cerca, by Fred Mills
Track Premiere: Indie-rock Brilliance from Tucson’s La Cerca, by Fred Mills
July 11 - SlyVinyl
La Cerca – Sunrise for Everyone // Limited to 500 Black Vinyl LP, by Scott Wickberg
La Cerca – Sunrise for Everyone // Limited to 500 Black Vinyl LP, by Scott Wickberg
July 18 - Zócalo Magazine
La Cerca Promises & Delivers, by Dan Rylander
La Cerca Promises & Delivers, by Dan Rylander
July 25 - Soft Concrete
We Review La Cerca's Wonderful New Album 'Sunrise for Everyone', by Kyle Chandler
We Review La Cerca's Wonderful New Album 'Sunrise for Everyone', by Kyle Chandler
July 27 - This Is Book's Music
Review: La Cerca’s “Sunrise For Everyone”, by John Book
Review: La Cerca’s “Sunrise For Everyone”, by John Book
July 29 - Blurt Magazine
That Summer Feeling: La Cerca, by Eric Swedlund
That Summer Feeling: La Cerca, by Eric Swedlund
August 14 - Tucson Weekly
Like the Weather; La Cerca's great new album is a snapshot of a moment of the band's long complicated history, by Eric Swedlund
Like the Weather; La Cerca's great new album is a snapshot of a moment of the band's long complicated history, by Eric Swedlund
August 20 - Phoenix New Times
La Cerca's Big Sound Comes from Small Influences, by Josh Levine
La Cerca's Big Sound Comes from Small Influences, by Josh Levine
September 29 - 7inches Blog
moyamoya self titled debut on Fort Lowell Records, by Jason Egan
moyamoya self titled debut on Fort Lowell Records, by Jason Egan
October 1 - This Is Book's Music
The Good Graces release new album on Fort Lowell, by John Book
The Good Graces release new album on Fort Lowell, by John Book
October 6 - Latest Disgrace
Stream: The Good Graces – “Standing in Line”, by Liz Sowell
Stream: The Good Graces – “Standing in Line”, by Liz Sowell
October 12 - EU Jacksonville
moyamoya Releases Self-Titled Album, by Brenton Crozier
moyamoya Releases Self-Titled Album, by Brenton Crozier
October 15 - PRX Public Radio Exchange
Searchlight: Indie Song Competition winner Kim Ware - The Good Graces, by Jason Wilber
Searchlight: Indie Song Competition winner Kim Ware - The Good Graces, by Jason Wilber
October 27 - Examiner
the Good Graces release terrific 'Close to the Sun', by Kevin Triebsch
the Good Graces release terrific 'Close to the Sun', by Kevin Triebsch
October 27 - Rebel Noise
Post-Rock Instrumentalists moyamoya Releases Debut Album, by Jen Dan
Post-Rock Instrumentalists moyamoya Releases Debut Album, by Jen Dan
October 28 - Tucson Weekly
Double Release Day for Fort Lowell Records, by Eric Swedlund
Double Release Day for Fort Lowell Records, by Eric Swedlund
November 7 - 3 Story Magazine
For the love of Naïm, by James Hudson
For the love of Naïm, by James Hudson
November 11 - Euradionantes
English For Everyone; Interview With A Folk Song Writer
English For Everyone; Interview With A Folk Song Writer
November 22 - This Is Book's Music
Review: Moyamoya’s self-titled debut album, by John Book
Review: Moyamoya’s self-titled debut album, by John Book
November 22 - This Is Book's Music
Review: The Good Graces’ “Close To The Sun”, by John Book
Review: The Good Graces’ “Close To The Sun”, by John Book
November 18 - Blurt Magazine
Track Premiere: Atlanta’s Good Graces (+ Album Release Party), by Fred Mills
Track Premiere: Atlanta’s Good Graces (+ Album Release Party), by Fred Mills
December 3 - La route aux quatre chansons
Changer d’air, by Francis Hérbert
Changer d’air, by Francis Hérbert
December 8 - One Chord To Another
Naïm Amor Hear the Walls Review, by Vesa Lautamaki
Naïm Amor Hear the Walls Review, by Vesa Lautamaki
December 9 - Phonograph Blues
One WMBR Co-Music Director's Top 28 Records of 2014, by Christopher Vyce
One WMBR Co-Music Director's Top 28 Records of 2014, by Christopher Vyce
December 13 - The Big Takeover
The Good Graces – Close to the Sun (Fort Lowell), by Mark Suppanz
The Good Graces – Close to the Sun (Fort Lowell), by Mark Suppanz
December 17 - Independent Clauses
Grab Bag 3: Zach Winters / Naïm Amor, by Stephen Carradini
Grab Bag 3: Zach Winters / Naïm Amor, by Stephen Carradini
December 18 - Tucson Weekly
A Quiet Listen: Naïm Amor’s offers an antidote to overload in “Hear the Walls", by Eric Swedlund
A Quiet Listen: Naïm Amor’s offers an antidote to overload in “Hear the Walls", by Eric Swedlund
December 20 - 7inches Blog
La Cerca "Sunrise for Everyone" Review, by Jason Egan
La Cerca "Sunrise for Everyone" Review, by Jason Egan
December 29 - Yab Yum Music & Arts
The Fort Lowell Round Up, by Mark Anderson
The Fort Lowell Round Up, by Mark Anderson
December 30 - Tucson Weekly
Local Love: Levine looks at 2014’s local music offerings and what he loved most, by Josh Levine
Local Love: Levine looks at 2014’s local music offerings and what he loved most, by Josh Levine
December 31 - Das Klienicum
Listenterror: Die Besten Alben 2014, by Eike Klien
Listenterror: Die Besten Alben 2014, by Eike Klien
January 1, 2015 - KXCI 91.3FM Radio
Top 100 Albums of 2014, by Randy Peterson
Top 100 Albums of 2014, by Randy Peterson
January 1, 2015 - Tucson Weekly
Best of … Music; Tucson Weekly music writers tell you what made them rock in 2014, by Eric Swedlund
Best of … Music; Tucson Weekly music writers tell you what made them rock in 2014, by Eric Swedlund
January 3, 2015 - Independent Clauses
Top Albums of 2014: 20-11, by Stephen Carradini
Top Albums of 2014: 20-11, by Stephen Carradini
Thursday, December 4, 2014
GET TO KNOW NAÏM AMOR, A LITTLE MORE
Arizona Public Media has put together a fantastic video titled Art Dads, that features our own Naïm Amor with his son, Lucien, along with other Tucson artists (and dads), Tom Walbank and Donovan White. It is a wonderful documentary that gives insight to how these very special and talented artists balance their unique careers with the responsibilities of fatherhood. Not only does the video feature Naïm Amor's music, but it also provides a great insight into Naïm Amor himself. Enjoy!
And if you would like to learn even more about the Parisian Tucsonan, Naïm Amor, and his personal guitar obsession, we invite you to watch this documentary about Amor, titled Used Guitar.
And if you would like to learn even more about the Parisian Tucsonan, Naïm Amor, and his personal guitar obsession, we invite you to watch this documentary about Amor, titled Used Guitar.
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