{"id":15429,"date":"2021-06-06T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T19:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=15429"},"modified":"2021-06-06T19:57:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T19:57:11","slug":"bay-area-rock-songstress-karney-releases-a-cover-of-the-neil-young-classic-heart-of-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/06\/06\/bay-area-rock-songstress-karney-releases-a-cover-of-the-neil-young-classic-heart-of-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area Rock Songstress KARNEY Releases a Cover of the Neil Young Classic \u201cHEART OF GOLD\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anna Karney<\/strong>\u00a0has been making great music for many years, and now with her San Francisco-based band\u00a0KARNEY<\/strong>\u00a0has released a cover of the Neil Young classic\u00a0\u201cHEART OF GOLD\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0following the release of her personal and heartfelt original single\u00a0\u201cBe Together\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from earlier this year. Karney has performed across the country and released several singles, EPs, and albums. Songs from her last release\u00a0Better<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0received stellar airplay on Triple-A and Americana radio stations, including the title track and her powerful cover of\u00a0\u201cRamble On,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0one of KARNEY\u2019s favorite Led Zeppelin songs.\u00a0

The KARNEY arrangement of \u201cHEART OF GOLD\u201d features guest drummer\u00a0Jim Bogios<\/strong>\u00a0(Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow), and was the band\u2019s first in-studio recording since Covid. Anna Karney chose this piece for a few different reasons, first of which is that Neil Young is one of her musical heroes. His relentless expression of truth and his brilliance as a singer-songwriter are a major influence in her own music. \u201cIt is important to keep his music alive in our national conversation,\u201d says Anna. \u201cIn addition, given the rise of racism, gun violence, and division in our country, I think searching for a \u2018heart of gold\u2019 is so important in promoting a movement towards a more forgiving, kind, and respectful society. It is a desperately needed message.\u201d

Keeping her mind on social justice and positive messages, Anna Karney\u2019s lyrical content offers a sardonic and sometimes straightforward approach to many of the issues facing people today. Channeling her loneliness, she penned her first love song inspired by all the dear friends she has missed for the past year. All KARNEY really wants is to reunite and to finally \u201cBe Together\u201d with those she loves.\u00a0\u00a0

To create the \u201cBe Together\u201d single, KARNEY band musicians worked from individual studios to assemble their parts and build the track. Singer\/guitarist Anna Karney, bassist\u00a0Kevin White<\/strong>\u00a0(The Chuck Prophet Band), and guitarist\u00a0James DePrato<\/strong>\u00a0(The Chuck Prophet Band) all recorded tracks at their own home studios. Drummer Jeff Herrera created rough drum parts in his rehearsal studio and sent them to trumpet player\u00a0Bill Ortiz<\/strong>\u00a0(Santana, Tony Toni Tone), who then recreated them digitally. All the tracks were then sent to producer\/mixer\u00a0Michael Rosen<\/strong>, who finished the mix at his\u00a0East Bay Recorders<\/strong>\u00a0studio. Even though the single is titled \u201cBe Together,\u201d the musicians never were. Such has been the reality during this past year, but the band is looking forward to reuniting soon after vaccinations, with each other and most of all their fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the release of the\u00a0Better EP<\/em>\u00a0in 2020, KARNEY released her previous album of original songs titled\u00a0No Mercy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 2018, which received broad national radio airplay on Triple-A and Americana radio stations, and internationally as well. On that album as well as on previous releases, KARNEY has worked with producers and artists in the SF Bay Area such as Producer\/engineer\u00a0Mark Pistel<\/strong>\u00a0(Michael Franti, Grace Jones, Chuck Prophet), Producer\/Engineer Michael Rosen (Rancid, Tesla, Smashmouth, Santana, and Papa Roach), and\u00a0Adam Munoz<\/strong>\u00a0(Herbie Hancock, Dave Mathews, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Bell, Chester Thompson, and Lyle Lovett).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Karney\u2019s musical influences include Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Patti Smith, John Lennon, Sheryl Crow, Chrissie Hynde, and Joni Mitchell. As an arranger, pianist, and guitarist, she has worked with artists such as\u00a0George Clinton<\/strong>,\u00a0Linda Perry<\/strong>, and\u00a0Dennis Bovell<\/strong>. Anna Karney has had a diverse musical career, having spent many years composing music for games such as\u00a0Star Wars Galaxies<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0Monkey Island IV<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0Armed and Dangerous<\/em><\/strong>, several\u00a0SimCity<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0titles,\u00a0Metal Dungeon<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0Death Jr.<\/em><\/strong>, and many more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit the KARNEY website for more information: www.karney.org<\/a> or https:\/\/karney.bandcamp.com<\/a>
To order or stream the \u201cHEART OF GOLD\u201d<\/em> single on digital services please visit: smarturl.it\/KarneyHeartOfGold<\/a>
To order or stream the \u201cBE TOGETHER\u201d<\/em> single on digital services please visit: smarturl.it\/KarneyBeTogether<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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