Jim Button of Continents
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Continental Drift: An Interview with Jim Button of Continents
Jim Button wrote, recorded, mixed, and designed Continents’ debut album “Land of Plenty” all by his lonesome, spending long days in his home studio and emerging with a creatively rich album that reflects his “extreme interest and curiosity in just about everything.” The Kansas City-rooted songwriter who describes himself as ...
The Jim Button Band – later simply The Button Band – hit the local scene a couple years back with its enterprising brand of guitar pop. When member Casey Burge headed south to Georgia, Button wrote some new tunes and reemerged as Continents — a home-recording project that translates to the stage with help from bassist Brandon Knocke and drummer Josh Riepe.
Button wrote, recorded, mixed, and designed Continents’ debut album “Land of Plenty” all by his lonesome, spending long days in his home studio and emerging with a creatively rich album that reflects his “extreme interest and curiosity in just about everything.” His occupations with pre-war blues (i.e. Robert Johnson and Son House) and Afro-pop are filtered through a more modern lens, resulting in experimentally tinged songs that you can still hum along to.
The Kansas City-rooted songwriter who describes himself as “one of the more laid-back people I’ve ever met” joined us to discuss the band's upcoming show Friday, the making of “Land of Plenty” and other random topics like raw food, the Sunday funnies, soccer, and “Seinfeld.”
Listeners can stream and/or purchase Continents' new album here.
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