Shane Guerrette - “Lost Without”
SXSW 2024 - OEB Score: 8; Popularity Index: 5
Pairs Well With…The Black Keys, The Four Seasons, Jack White
Based in traditional blues, Shane Guerrette blows out the rock-and-roll potential of twelve-bar patterns into a groovy, spirited sound. Pared down with garage-rock intentions, Guerrette’s guitar licks crunch with Western textures while still drawing to the roots of 50s/60s pop/rock hits. An emerging artist from Albany, NY, Guerette debuted in 2022, but his sound is one that feels like it has been around forever. Produced with modern distance, echoing like sounds transported from the past, Guerrette’s music rattles softly and intently. It keeps his music from sounding like a strictly throwback affair, instead filtering those influences to a combination of soft and gritty that sound right in 2024. Shane Guerrette showcases on SXSW’s final night, performing at Parish for Mint Talent Group. (Kevin McStravick)