Eric McEntee is a modern-day troubadour, a native Californian who is equally at home busking in Paris or recording his songs live to tape, which is how he's currently recording his debut full-length record in Los Angeles beside Grammy-winning producer/engineer Wayne Gordon (Kali Uchis, BADBADNOTGOOD, Michael Rault)
McEntee is a soul of the open road and pens songs that evoke this sense of wanderlust, carrying on in the American roots music tradition by blending diverse influences of folk, country, soul and jazz. In McEntee one can hear echoes of his forebears: the California folk and country rock cosmos of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, the psychedelic folk of Rodriguez, the baroque-pop of Nilsson, 60's Greenwich Village folk revivalists Fred Neil and Karen Dalton, a laid back soulful delivery inspired by Alan Toussaint and Bill Withers; all are the characteristic patchwork that is hand sewn into the world of his songwriting with an uncanny, timeless effect. That timelessness in music, is not merely looking forward or looking back but a natural repose that stays grounded to the moment whenever you find it. His forthcoming premiere EP is due for release April 26th, 2024 on Pacific Union Records.
