He’s got great songs, a beautiful voice and most importantly for now; interesting influences. Davie Lawson chose to play songs by The Handsome Family and Bob Dylan and a Scottish traditional, of which nobody knows who’s ever written it.

The first time I saw Davie Lawson live, was in Utrecht at EKKO with Lucky Fonz III. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon after a long, long Saturday night. Since that show, Davie is officially allowed to sell his album as a miracle drug for hangovers. Check out the pictures I made here.

Wait no longer and watch the next King of Scotland perform ‘Weightless Again’ by The Handsome Family, ‘I Threw It All Away’ by Bob Dylan and the traditional ‘Moonshiner’. This session also is the premiere for the one and only unique Onder Invloed-bumper! Rogier van der Zwaag (Nobody Beats The Drum) worked like a mad man and created a cool, catchy bumper video that, from now on, will be featured right before and after every single Onder Invloed video. Thank you Rogier!

Please watch the session at Onder Invloed.

What do Depeche Mode, The Gun Club and Bob Marley have in common? From now on, they’ve all been covered by This Leo Sunrise for Onder Invloed. For Onder Invloed, they spent many hours in the rehearsal room, deciding what songs they should play and figuring out how to personalize these songs. Turns out they did a great job.

If you’re looking for a mood full of intense and compelling sounds, This Leo Sunrise will deliver. Not only on their own songs, but also on ‘Mother Of Earth’ by The Gun Club, ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ by Depeche Mode and ‘Burnin’ and Lootin’’ by Bob Marley. You’ll be surprised how much the band achieved to turn these songs into something of their own. The characteristic voice of singer Jacco van Elst is accompanied by his guitar and the instruments and backing vocals of his three bandmembers.

Let’s not wait any longer and start watching the three covers This Leo Sunrise played at Onder Invloed.