Bywater Call – Sunshine
Bywater Call – Sunshine
Format: CD – Vinyl LP – Digital
Label: Continental Record Services
Release: 2025
Release date: August 22 , 2025
Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call will release “Love The One You’re With,” their second single of 2025 and second official live release
The recording is a dynamic, extended cover of the beloved Stephen Stills tune and a favourite of Bywater Call concert goers. The live take comes from one the band’s two sold out shows at the historic Rivoli in Toronto, Canada in December 2024.
“This is song a great representation of our live show and the chemistry between all the band members,” says lead singer Meghan Parnell. “You really get to hear the power of the vocal and then the craftsmenship of the instrumentalists as I step away from the mic and really let them do their thing. No live version of this song is the same, every version is a journey.”
‘Sunshine’ is the first live album from Bywater Call. A mix of newly released music including the cover of Stephen Stills’ “Love The One You’re With,” and the funky new original title-track “Sunshine” (previously released as a single in May).
Songs feature extended one-of-a-kind jams, fiery solos, and haunting introductions from shows in Toronto, Canada, Woodstock, New York, USA and Newbury, UK.
On this album, the band’s (Dave Barnes – Guitar/ Slide, Mike Meusel – Bass, Bruce McCarthy – Drums, John Kervin – Keys, Julian Nalli – Sax, Stephen Dyte – Trumpet) ability to improvise, innovate and play off each other shines through, all the while showcasing the gritty, dynamic and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. It is a true reflection of the heart and sweat poured out on stage every night. SUNSHINE was captured and mixed by drummer Bruce McCarthy and mastered by Kristian Montano (Montano Mastering).
Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.
In their August 2024 issue, Henry Yates of Classic Rock Magazine made 2024’s Shepherd his Album of the Month in his Blues Roundup, and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the Top Blues Album of the Year in the magazine’s year end round up.
Website: https://bywatercall.com/
Tracks:
01. Sunshine
02. Bring Me Down
03. As If
04. Love The One You’re With
05. Sign Of Peace
06. Everybody Knows
In October/November 2025, they will return to Europe for their second tour of the year.
Tickets available at BYWATER CALL
EUROPE: JULY
7. 11 Oberhausen | DE | Static Roots Festival
7. 12 Krefeld | DE | Kulturrampe
7. 13 Weert | NL | Bospop
7. 18 Lichtenvoorde | NL | Zwarte Cross Festival
EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER
25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival
26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil
27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli
28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66
29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family
15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinney’s
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store