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“Fight the Good Fight serves as a bit of bittersweet motivation in trying times. Through much of the song Presti inventories the challenges that many face in our modern world. However, he and backing vocalist Leah Van Dyke turn it around in the chorus as they advise us to fight the good fight and avoid letting others bring us, “right down that drain.”
“Walk the Line is a beautiful straightforward country single that we thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish. It gave us soothing and calming feelings that really hit the spot during unprecedented times. The lyrics are heavy, yet heartfelt, and the emotion conveyed throughout the near 4 minute track were borderline spiritual for us”
“Existentialism is dripping with personal touches and pulls from several veins of music...the lyrics across the album are truly excellent.”
Biography
Bay Area Singer/Songwriter, Anthony Presti, grew up in Seattle during a thriving grunge scene. In his teens, he moved to Northern California, where a punk scene was on the rise. He played in a hardcore band for over ten years and when they broke up he found himself playing more acoustic guitar. He moved to San Francisco and a solo career started to blossom.
Presti’s vagabond life is evident in his music. He flirts with multiple genres tied together by thoughtful lyrics and catchy hooks and draws inspiration from the places he's lived and traveled. He has a wide range of influences from Tom Petty to Stick Figure to Nirvana to Ottis Redding and beyond. He’s incorporated a looping style blending acoustic guitar with electric guitar and bass, developing into a captivating one man band.
Presti has opened for Grammy nominated singer Gretchen Peters and national acts like The Deer and Little Tybee. He’s played several west coast tours and headlined Santa Rosa’s Live at Julliard Park Festival Series. He’s also released three studio albums including, Different Places, recorded at San Francisco’s legendary Hyde Street Studios (Green Day, Train, Grateful Dead, Cake). His last release was a self produced EP titled La Honda, a tribute to his family cabins in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Presti is writing new music and releasing a holiday single, “Merry Christmas, Baby,” on December 1st, 2024.
