Years active 2006 — present | Labels Indie | |
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Origin Twin Cities, Minnesota, United States Genres Blues, Jazz, Roots, Americana Website davinaandthevagabonds.com Members Davina Sowers
Dan Eikmeier
Ben Link
Connor McRae Hammergren
Matt Blake Albums Nicollet and Tenth, Black Cloud, Songs From Thomas Ave., Sunshine Profiles | ||
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Davina and the Vagabonds is a jazz blues band based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota and formed in 2006. The band consists of Davina Sowers, Dan Eikmeier, Ben Link, Connor McRae and Matt Blake. The band has released multiple albums. Their 2014 release titled Sunshine charted at #13 on the Billboard Blues Chart. One of the singles from Sunshine, "I Would Rather Drink Muddy Water" peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Blues Digital Songs. The earlier album Black Cloud, released in 2011, was named by the Minneapolis Star & Tribune as one of the ten best releases of the year. Davina and the Vagabonds have traveled extensively throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe
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Style
Davina and the Vagabonds's music consists of a New Orleans sound, featuring elements of blues, jazz, R&B, soul, and gospel. Sowers describes the sound as "unique" when attempting to put a name to it. They feature no guitar, Instead using horns, piano, and drums. NPR's Marc Silver refers to the music as "rooted in early-20th-century blues and jazz, but freshened up with the 21st-century cheek of Sowers' teasing vocals and clever lyrics".
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Discography
Songs
Lipstick and ChromeBlack Cloud · 2011
Sugar MoonBlack Cloud · 2011
Start RunningBlack Cloud · 2011