Dean Owens
& the Sinners
“More intoxicating than the most treacherous of mezcals”
– Rolling Stone
Award-winning troubadour Dean Owens and his band will transport you to a sepia stained downtown cantina with songs from his stunning Sinner’s Shrine album (recorded with musicians from Calexico) and the equally cinematic follow-up Spirit Ridge (recorded in the Italian mountains with Don Antonio). A thrilling mix of genres - a unique blend of Scottish roots and rocky Americana, with added desert noir.
The Sinners make a glorious, brass infused, driving sound - Craig Ross (electric guitar), Philip Cardwell (trumpet) and Adam McMillan (bass), with Dean’s searingly soulful voice upfront.
They conjure the magical panoramic sweep of the US desert states, infused with grit and dust from Scotland’s post industrial heartland. Songs of love and lust, sinners and saints, the displaced, the wanderers and the border ghosts.
A joyous mix of songs, banter and stories from Dean’s 12 album career, and a life on the road. Earworm inducing melodies and great songs; the heart of a rock’n’roller combined with the spellbinding delivery of folk’s best storytellers, with humour and melancholy intertwined.
“Owens sings with a dark majesty that matches the gigantic emotional pull of his songs… dirt caked desert noir”
– Mojo