The mellow sounds of folk rock group Each Passing Day seems tailor made to fit the atmosphere and scope of the Central Coast.
The local band makes music that they hope will make people think of the beautiful scenery that has inspired them. Tonight at 7 p.m. they bring their musical styling to the Shepherd’s Table in Grover Beach.
Lead singer Loren Radis said that along with brothers Dan and Matt Schmitz, Each Passing Day make music to inspire more than just emotion.
“(We make) songs that you can listen to on a long drive through the hills on the North 101,” Radis said. “Songs that make you think of home ª- songs that remind you of happier times, love, all that jazz. Songs to hold hands to, that’s the kind of music I like and what I hope to create.”
But it wasn’t always that way for Radis, who at one point said he was into harder forms of music.
“I used to be all about punk rock but now I guess I’m getting old or something, because I really enjoy the heartfelt mellow stuff much more,” Radis said.
Radis met the Schmitz brothers “around junior high school” and the connection to music between the three was apparent early.
“We all played together in the church worship band throughout high school,” Radis recalled. “We were always doing little fun stuff on the side like recording covers of some of our favorite songs or playing little shows here and there.”
The Beatles were Radis’ first musical influence, a rare influence in this generation of listeners.
“I think that’s a great influences to have,” Radis said. “Even if maybe their presence isn’t as noticeable in my songs as some of the others, their songs were my first exposure to pop music and I feel like listening to them everyday for so long. When I was younger (they)shaped a lot of my expectations and habits when it comes to writing.”
Also included in the bands influence are recent Cal Poly visitors Death Cab For Cutie, which Radis likened his band’s sound to.
With a diverse list of musicians to draw motivation from, the band has a hard time classifying its sound.
“Acoustic, mellow (and) folk rock are all terms I’ve used and in turn hear others use to describe our music,” Radis said. “I like to think that our style is a little bit in between Iron & Wine and Death Cab For Cutie. Although Sufjan Stevens, Damien Rice, Joshua Radin, Brett Dennen, these all seem like valid comparisons as far as musical style goes.”
Each Passing Day will be joined by supporting acts Dafni and Dana and Susan Robinson, and Radis feels it will be an all-around good show.
“They fit the same acoustic, folk rock kind of description that works for us, but the Robinsons are a little further towards the country end of the spectrum and Dafni’s got this cool kind of jazzy vibe,” Radis said. “It’s always cool to me how much variety there can be within one genre and I think this is going to be a really great show.”