The Optimistic

Louka Patenaude came into my life about 10 years ago, when he recorded my first band. My brother Steve, who was in the band, jokingly said to Louka that we needed him to form a band to open for us at our cd release show. Louka, being the good friend and fearless musician that he is, took the challenge and spontaneously began to form one of the best, most original collections of songs I've ever heard. He helped us put on a great show, and then spent the next couple of years recording and molding those songs into a masterpiece. His album, "The Optimistic," which you can listen to on his website, Louka's Catalog, is simply great music. If you are hungry for something exciting and new, well, you've found it. Listen up:

-Joey Sparrow

Some time ago Louka started a long crawl from the bottom of a well as he began writing and producing The Optimistic. A dynamic rock river that occasionally floods and flows backwards into tributaries of folk and country.  It's refreshing.  

To be re-released in the Summer of 2012!

For a hard copy (CD) of the Optimistic visit :

http://shop.layered.org/product.sc?productId=37&

To purchase on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-optimistic/id308131683

 All songs by Louka Patenaude - Everything Is Made Of Love ASCAP, except "A Farmer and a Ballerina" and "Honey" written by Joy Dragland - Meludla Works ASCAP and Louka Patenaude - Everything Is Made Of Love ASCAP.

The Optimistic was performed, recorded, and produced by Patenaude.

Additional performances: James "Pie" Cowan - Tamborine on "I Came From a Cave..." and "Honey"; Catherine Erhard - Backing vocals on "Honey"; Joe Tokyo - Backing vocals on "Honey" and guitar solo on "Little Darlin'"; Aaron Katcher - Additional rhythm guitar.

Recorded at 1709 S. Park St. T1, Katcher's House, Paul Hastil's house, and 952 Spaight St.

Assisting this production was Aaron Katcher, Paul Hastil, and Luke Sather.

Mastered at Elabs by Perry Blanchard and Patenaude with additional mastering by Aaron Katcher, Louka Patenaude, and Jim Newhouser at Katcher's House.

Album design by Paul Miller. Back photo by Susana Roman.

Thanks to Steve and Joe Hamm, Ben and Leo Sidran, Aaron Katcher, Paul Hastil, Luke Sather, Jeff Held, Jordan Cohen, Molly B., and Paramahansa Yogananda.