The Loose Salute 'Tuned To Love' album

The Loose Salute is a gang of friends whose members are about reporting back from the world they live in together, making records that represent something for them, and bringing out the sheer sense that creating music is a celebration, not a labor. The Loose Salute was formed by Ian McCutcheon (drummer of Mojave 3) and Lisa Billson, who met Ian after he heard her singing along to Bob Dylan songs. Tuned To Love was made anywhere that the vibe was right - living rooms, garages, even Ian's mum's kitchen. Perfoming on the record is the core band of Ian (Drums & Vocals), Lisa (Vocals), Pete Greenwood (Guitars), Charlotte King (Harmonies & Percussion) and Al Forrester (Piano & Organ). Paul Noble added some Bass, surf Guitar and mixing skills and Ian's school-yard buddy Pritpal Soor added some more electric Bass, Keys and a producer's ears.

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It looked like it might be all over before it had even begun... After releasing its first single (the Suck It Up Buttercup EP) to a great reception, the plug got pulled on the money. Bored with having to rely on others, the band decided to just get on with it and make an album themselves.

Luckily, while they were busy overdubbing in Cornwall, the first EP was finding fans all over the world. Graveface Records in Chicago had heard it and loved it. They wanted to hear some more, and they loved that too. Then they wanted to hear a demo of the album and they loved the album as well. After a meeting of minds, everyone agreed that Graveface was the place to launch the Loose Salute record.

The result is the album Tuned To Love, a record full of summer and nostalgia and songs that make you want to go out, find some friends and dance the night away. Infectious and groovy, tunes like "Turn The Radio Up" and "Through The Stratosphere To The Bars" are joyful celebrations of friendship and fun, setting you up for the hangover comedown of the beautiful ballads, "Why Do We Fight" and "Ship On The Ocean".

The Loose Salute was formed a couple of years ago by Ian McCutcheon (drummer with Mojave 3) and Lisa Billson, who Ian met after hearing her singing along to Bob Dylan songs while she cooked in the Fortress rehearsal studios cafe.

The album was made by the core band of Ian (Drums & Vocals) and Lisa (Vocals), Pete Greenwood (Guitars), Charlotte King (Harmonies & Percussion) and Al Forrester (Piano & Organ). Paul Noble added some Bass, surf Guitar and mixing skills. Ian's school-yard buddy Pritpal Soor added some more electric Bass, Keys and a producer's ears. Other friends played their parts adding Brass, Strings and Pedal Steel. Tuned To Love was made anywhere that the vibe was right - living rooms and garages, Ian's mums' piano recorded from the kitchen, you get the idea.

The Loose Salute is a gang of friends in the sense that its members are about reporting back from the world they live in together, making records that represent something for them. You can hear the fun and the "Devil may care" attitude running throughout Tuned To Love - the sheer sense that making music is a celebration not a labor. Every track is solid gold. Get tuned in to Tuned To Love!

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