“A group pulsing with rockabilly, the exploratory sensibilities of jazz, and tender lyricism of country-folk, Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints offer a little something every listener. Pereira thrives in the space between styles, mixing and blending the country, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll music he was raised on with the jazz music he studied at University of Washington as a young adult.” - Alexa Peters - The Seattle Times
There’s a fabulous old-time groove to this performance from Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints. The video of this Fats Domino cover showcases the band’s masterful live performance skills and Pereira’s smooth vocal delivery. The Seattle-based group are influenced by a range of genres, from classic rock ‘n’ roll to jazz, via soul and blues. The result is engaging and, above all, it looks like being a member of The Gin Joints is a blast. Andrew Frolish - Americana UK
Independent Music Award Nominee 2019 for “St. James Infirmary”
Vocalist of the Year Nominee 2018 & 2017 Earshot Jazz
Northwest Recording of the Year 2016 for "Dream Man," Earshot Jazz
WESTERN SOUL!
"I love this album. I love the sound of it. I love the feel of it. I love the idea of it". Frank Gutch Jr. - No Depression
"Pereira thrives as a lead singer and frontman handling this arrangement <of St. James Infirmary>, never quite being swallowed by the grand tinges of rock and gospel that they invoke into the song. Instead, the entire band delivers their take on "St. James Infirmary" with a sort of slinking and dark agency." - Jonathan Frahm - PopMatters
"a heady blend of early jazz, jump blues, vintage soul, old school rock’n’roll and hillbilly boogie."
-Folk Radio UK
"One of the better albums to come out of the northwest this year will be Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints Western Soul. Birch’s band blends early american swing with old-time soul. Western Soul is an album full of elevating covers and expressive originals that is somehow even better than the 2016 Earshot Jazz award winning Dream Man." - American Standard Time
"This band, which hails from the Pacific Northwest, favors a stripped-down sound—imagine a more versatile version of Cowboy Junkies—that incorporates everything from soul to surf, and from jazz to Latin to swing. To my ears, though, the biggest influence is 50s rock/pop, which comes across in the vocals and sax work. Somehow, not only does everything work but it all seems to belong together on one album." - Jeff Burger - The Morton Report
DREAM MAN
Self Released - 2016
"Over the years (and decades), there have been recurring cycles of popularity for many varieties of traditional country, early rock & roll, and “retro-swing,” sometimes driven as much by fashion as by sound musical intent. Birch Pereira and The Gin Joints however, are clearly not about shtick, gimmicks, or ironic detachment. This is a top-shelf unit of superb musicians, and on their new album Dream Man, they explore a keenly curated repertoire of classic sounds, steeped with an obvious affinity and love for the music.
Birch Pereira is an almost eerily versatile bassist, arranger, and singer, as seemingly at home with the electronic beats and synth textures of his band Theoretics as he is wandering the dusty roads of American vernacular music with The Gin Joints. It’s a fairly rare upright bass player who can sing great lead vocals while laying down a locked-in groove, but Pereira makes it sound easy. His high tenor is delicate but authoritative, and always in the pocket, and the stripped-down but superbly effective arrangements are spot on.
Able to blend Willie Dixon, Hank Williams, Fats Waller, and much more into a single tasty brew, The Gin Joints obviously have a distinctive skill at deftly exploring the sometimes treacherous seams between country, swing and the roadhouse, while finding the timeless essence of great songs from any era. Highly recommended."
"Blending classic swing tunes from jazz, country and early rock 'n' roll; bassist and singer Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints have found their own kind of cool. Live in our studios, the band performed four tunes from their varied songbook, including the music of Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller, Elvis Presley and Hank Williams".
- KNKX 88.5 FM