Doobie Fontaine

In 2017 members of the outfit to be known forthwith as Doobie Fontaine assembled in a west London studio to record what was to be the group’s debut EP. With hopes high and focus low the effort was of course shelved several weeks later, but a musical synergy was established, and the outfit endured.

In the months since, the group have become underground favourites on London’s diverse live circuit. In essence a collective alter ego for its revolving cast of players, Doobie Fontaine is spearheaded by songwriter Jack Oliver, guitarists Simon Shields and Toto Vivian, and bass player, Kyrone Oak.

Tapping into a sonic landscape that stretches between the nostalgic haze of Laurel Canyon to the more dulcet, if self-aware, psychedelia of the present-day, with just a dab of cosmic country, the band released a string of singles in 2019, and have announced a debut album forthcoming in 2020

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“Neil Young goes surfing, meets Gene Clark on the beach, picks up Roy Orbison in the Bedford and heads to a sunset joint to reach a new low in getting high. Doobie Fontaine is the happy hour cocktail.” – Zonkers