Don West

One Liner: Throwback soul from another Aussie
Wikipedia Genre: No Wikipedia - classic soul
Home: Sydney

Poster Position: Third Quarter - Line 15
Day: Saturday
Both Weekends.

Thoughts:  I really wish that this guy was one of the four listed Don West people named in Wikipedia.  Don West (educator) (1906–1992), American writer, poet, educator and civil-rights activist; Don West (wrestling) (1963–2022), American pitchman, television personality and professional wrestling broadcaster; Major Don West, a fictional character on the TV series Lost in Space; Don West, a lawyer in the trial of George Zimmerman in 2013.  Instead, we have a soulful supermodel-looking dude from Australia.  More Aussies on Saturday!  What is going on!?

Anyway, the sound here is (mostly) some classic Stax/Motown-era soul music.  Real instruments, real recording, etc.  Occasionally, he angles into a classic rock sound like the Black Keys might.  Very limited catalog for now with only singles and on 2024 EP named Don West.  Biggest single so far is called "Small Change." 22.7 million streams.

I mean, look at my guy.  If he is not modelling on the side then someone is asleep at his agency.  On top of that, to have a beautiful singing voice to go with it?  Who could say no!?  The horns and falsetto in there just make me happy.  That is a fun tune.  He apparently taught himself guitar with his dad's classic guitar, and then joined his brother's band - Sons of the East - as a bassist.  How you gonna keep that sexy bastard off to the side behind a bass?

Second-biggest streamer is "Friends," with 11.3 million streams.

And then this one brings all the vibes to the table.  Just slow and sultry and groovy to the max.  Although it is hard to understand how you claim you can just be friends right after you just claimed that you still touch yourself when you think of her.

Great tunes.  Easy call to go and let this classic sound just wash over my early afternoon.