Land Shanties is the debut album from The Dandy Highwaymen. This Rococo Punk band has in common with its genre peers like The Upper Crust and Malice Mizer that what defines their place within the genre is their look back to the late 18th century for both visual and content inspiration. Like The Decemberists, they draw heavily from traditional folk music and their lyrical content is quite narrative. Like The Dreadnoughts, they jump around between genres, and are as comfortable singing land-ified versions of traditional sea shanties as they are with writing original pop punk driven by guitar and bass.
All three band members, Jean-Jacques J’Adore (Gregory David Caunt), Sovay Beausoleil (Heather Marie Caunt-Nulton, and Beau Pummel (Peter Edward Nulton) share in writing original songs and arrangements of traditional songs. The first song they ever performed live, “The Ballad of The Dandy Highwaymen”, won first place in the Doom, Gloom, and Despondency performance and song-writing competition at Arisia (New England’s convention for scifi and general nerdery). All three members also perform with other bands, including The Dirge Carolers (Peter and Heather), Jump Jupiter (Greg), and November Party (Peter). The band is geographically split between Rhode Island and Colorado, and largely collaborates long-distance.
As the album is being released during the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be promoted through various virtual / streaming / live performances, including The Mermaid’s Tavern, The Somerville Armory Pub Sing, the Portsmouth Marine Folk Festival Chantey Sing, and more. The resources the band provides on their Pinterest page for fellow Rococo Punk enthusiasts has taken off and is the #1 result for “Rococo Punk Band” on Google, and their Instagram page, @thedandyhighwaymen, is followed by many influencers in the genre.
For more information, including review copies and promotional giveaways, please contact:
Heather Caunt-Nulton, dandyhighwaymenhideout@gmail.com 617-429-6301
www.DandyHighwaymen.com
Label Name: Triforium Records
Artist Name: The Dandy Highwaymen
Release Name: Land Shanties
Formats of the Release (CD, vinyl, etc): CD, digital download, streaming
Catalog Number(s): DH-01
Release Date: July 29, 2020
Contact Information: Heather Caunt-Nulton, business manager
dandyhighwaymenhideout@gmail.com 617-429-6301
www.DandyHighwaymen.com
instagram.com/thedandyhighwaymen
facebook.com/thedandyhighwaymen