Skip to main content

Maverick Ad

Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Cover Stories
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Legacy Awards
  • Past Covers
  • Weekly Archive
Rocker Howard Lee Naylor Reflects on Easier Times with Newly Reimagined Single, “Those Summer Days”

Breadcrumb

  • Home
  • Rocker Howard Lee Naylor Reflects on Easier Times with Newly Reimagined Single, “Those Summer Days”
Howard Lee Naylor
Fri May 21, 2021
Cashbox Canada

It’s been a mere half a year since Canadian singer/songwriter Howard Lee Naylor released his sophomore album x COVID-19 passion project, Songs from Isolation, and he’s already back in the recording studio with his newly reimagined release of “Those Summer Days” — Watch it on YouTube here:

Calling back to a simpler, more enjoyable time, the summer, when family, friends, and lovers are able to congregate under the sun together — whether by the pool, beach, or over a nice dinner with a few beverages in hand.

The Penticton-based classic rock musician re-mastered the long-time fan-favourite to brilliant results; it’s seasonal sonic ecstasy is set to soothe the soul, and ears, of music-lovers nationwide during these continued trying times.

Initially written for his 2017 album, Possibilities, Naylor intended “Those Summer Days” to serve as an homage to the comforting and reminiscent sounds of The Beach Boys — which he did a remarkable job in achieving. The tireless entertainer even references them in the bridge of the song: “Take me back to a Beach Boys song / Wendy, nothing went that wrong,” he sings.

So why re-master it, some might ask? Well, as a perfectionist, Naylor believed the foot-tapper needed a new and enhanced mix — one that had a little more “depth” and carried a “rich” bass tone, to vividly convey his inspiration. What remains steadfast in both versions are Naylor’s smooth vocal harmonies and clean, yet rapid-fire guitar melodies that’ll take you right back to the sunshiney glory of the 1960s.

Though he himself hasn’t been able to enjoy the sun as much as he had hoped to in the last year and a half, Howard Lee Naylor has spent the better portion of the global pandemic in the studio, working on not just this crisp re-master of “Those Summer Days,” but his second album too.

It wasn’t long after the social distancing restrictions were first put in place that Naylor reached out to his producer, Ian Lopez, in hopes to record the new tracks. “The stay at home order got really boring, but thank God I make music,” he smiles.

Rather than record just one single, Lopez suggested Naylor do an entirely new album — which eventually became Songs from Isolation. Happy with the result of the ten-track project, Naylor admitted he was proud of the results, describing his new originals — which includes ‘Sweet Jeanine’ —  as “songs from the heart and isolation.”

For more visit:
howardleenaylor.ca/songs-from-isolation
instagram.com/howleenaylor/
facebook.com/hnaylor53
twitter.com/hnaylor1
open.spotify.com/album/6WZDHLaslLXxbkEpunTMvw?highlight=spotify:track:7kmvU6coBSpjoKLIWzsa84

Reviews
Album
Howard Lee Naylor
Month: Dec 2022
Bree Taylor Pop-Country Songstress Bree Taylor Offers Hope for the Lonely-…
Christine Graves Ottawa Folk Artist Christine Graves Goes Her Own Way On “Bend The Rules”
Christine Savard Photo Credit Helene Cyr Singer/Songwriter Christine Savard Is Back After Three-Year Hiatus…
Cliff Cardinal & The Sky-Larks Cliff Cardinal & The Sky-Larks Release New Single “Suicidal Valentine”
Evil Creek Ottawa Group Of The Year EVIL CREEK Releases “Lovely” From New ‘Away From The Sun’…
Gregory Childs and Heart Lung Toronto Alt-Country Outfit Gregory Childs and Heart Lung Make a…
Jaylen Bradley Canadian Pop Artist Jaylen Bradley Captures the Acute Pain of Being…
Lady Charles Lady Charles Channels The ‘70s In Stripped-Down Cover of Sparklesaurus’ “…
Leslie Taylor Leslie Taylor Alchemizes Memories Of A Trauma-Filled Past With The…
Little Animal! Montreal’s Jazz and Electro Combo Little Animal! Releases Eponymous…
Marie- Véronique Bourque Jazz Flutist Marie-Véronique Bourque Captures Endless Winter…
Moore Ave Moore Ave’s Cover Of Sublime’s “Santeria” Out Now
MDMP MDMP’s “I Can’t Hold You Closer” Grapples Relationship Status in a…
Sam Casey Sam Casey’s “Good Fight” Punches Through Self-Doubt and Industry…
Mud Bay Mud Bay Releases “Love And Forgiveness” From Latest “Best Laid Plans” Album

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 85
  • Page 86
  • Page 87
  • Page 88
  • Current page 89
  • Page 90
  • Page 91
  • Page 92
  • Page 93
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

CEO/PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF
SANDY GRAHAM

email:sandygrahamemg@gmail.com 

Canadian Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Don Graham
email: dongrahamwriter@gmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Lisa Hartt
email: lisahartt87@hotmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada 
Michael Williams
email: greydread@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

International Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Malin Osth
email: malin@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Jonas Tancred
email: jonas@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - USA
Rob Durkee 
email: rockster2746@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Developer/Technical Support
Chris Wardman

email: info@chriswardman.com
website: chriswardman.com

Cashbox Cover Design and Graphic Artist
Jain McMillan

email: jainmcmillan@gmail.com

Contributing Photographer 
Tracey Savein - South Paw Productions
southpawproductions@rogers.com

 

 

 

Footer menu

  • Home
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Archive
  • Issue Archive
  • Past Covers