Artist Spotlight: Fortunate Youth

Starting off an unusually warm day here in October with a brand new edition of Artist Spotlight ready for you! Today, we head out west to Los Angeles, CA and seek out the reggae inflected sounds of Fortunate Youth. The band consists of Dan Kelly on lead vocals, Travi Bongo on percussion, Jered on keys and bass, Greg Gelb on bass and guitar, Corey Drasko on guitar, bass, and keys, and Jordan Rosenthal on drums. The band has a relaxing, ethereal reggae infused sound to them similar to the likes of 311 and Sublime with a down home, roots oriented approach apparent throughout their music that puts you in a relaxed frame of mind right away, ready to escape the troubles and tribulations of your ordinary life. I came across these guys while viewing their concert performance on Audiotree, and I was enthused about the organic approach they took when performing, and they clearly had an enjoyable time performing despite the high temperatures inside the studio that was evident with Jordan the drummer performing shirtless, and the band was clearly having a good time letting loose and doing what comes naturally. A terrific undiscovered band that is deserving of some love here on the East Coast. Some tracks for you to unearth from the dudes include "Sweet Love" and "Farmer".

For more information on the guys in Fortunate Youth, head on over to their Facebook page located right here and see what they're all about and what they can do to better your musical desires. They're also available to be followed on Twitter from this location here and communicate with the guys directly on a one-on-one basis. The band's music is available for public listening consumption over on their ReverbNation page located here, and the band will be performing locally in Boston next Wed. Oct. 23rd at The Paradise, so get your tickets now in a hurry before they sell out!