ROCK/POP New Releases Churchwood, 3: Trickgnosis on This Album, 3:Trickgnosis, Churchwood Weaves a Hypnotic Spell That Straddles Genres and Invents Its Own Mythology
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(503) 231-0876 / www.bdcdistribution.com 3 STREET DATE: September 16, 2014 (5% discount through September 23) BDCAMERICANA New Releases Sid Griffin, T he Trick Is To Breathe The Trick Is To Breathe is the first solo album from ex-Long Ryder Sid Griffin in a decade. Known as a founder of today’s Americana/Alt-Country genre for his groundbreaking work with the Long Ryders then (and the Coal Cat: SID026 Porters since), Sid Griffin has never been far from the cutting edge. Few who could honestly claim to be a Godfather Label: Prima Records, Ltd. to the current roots music scene have made their mark in so many ways; bandleader, songwriter, instrumentalist, UPC: 793962000262 author of four books and broadcaster. Yet it took a decade for this album to happen. “I was waiting for the right Price: $9.40 combination of songs and the right place to record,” says Griffin. Twelve tracks featuring ten new Sid originals, one cover song and a spoken word poem(!) combine to equal what Sid describes as “the best album of my long career”. Home Base: London xhJDJGCy00026mz Top Markets: National 7 9396-20002-6 2 Cahalen Morrison & Country Hammer, The Flower of Muscle Shoals VINYL LP The Flower of Muscle Shoals, the debut album from Cahalen Morrison and Country Hammer, is a sparkling country Cat: DIRT-LP-0071 gem from front to back. After being a part of acclaimed old-time duo Cahalen Morrison & Eli West, Morrison has Label: Trade Root Music further embraced the country music that shaped his youth. While offering up the comforting sounds of country Group/Free Dirt Records and western’s roots, the album plays more like a new classic than a dusty Nashville relic; glimmers of influence from UPC: 877746007118 the days of Hank Williams all the way to Dwight Yoakam. The Flower of Muscle Shoals lilts and swings through grace- Price: $12.90 ful arrangements of guitars, pedal steel, fiddle, bass and percussion, with a rich texture and genuine approach that is sure to rouse any fan of country and old-time music. This vinyl LP package contains a digital download card. Home Base: Seattle xiHHHEGy00711sz Top Markets: National 8 7774-60071-1 8 BLUES Omar and the Howlers, Big Town Playboy Omar Kent Dykes gathered a group of his best friends to release a cover album of their favorite tracks by some of their favorite blues greats. Many of the same talented artists appeared with Omar on his previous release, On Cat: BGM 1407 the Jimmy Reed Highway. Gathering to record Big Town Playboy are guests Jimmie Vaughan, James Cotton, Lazy Label: Big Guitar Music Lester, Gary Clark, Jr., Lou Ann Barton, Derek O’Brien, Wes Starr, and Ronnie James. This release includes songs UPC: 614511827522 written by Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, and Jimmy McCracklin. Smoking guitar by Jimmie Vaughan and Price: $9.40 Omar combined with blazing harmonica by James Cotton and Lazy Lester make this release one of Omar’s most memorable projects. Gary Clark, Jr. played guitar and harmonica on King Bee, and Lou Ann Barton sang duets with Omar on Think and Close Together. Home Base: Austin xgBEFBBy82752mz Top Markets: National 6 1451-18275-2 2 CHILDRENS Caspar Babypants, RISE AND SHINE! RISE AND SHINE! is the 8th album by Seattle kids entertainer Caspar Babypants. Caspar is also known as Chris Ballew from the rock and roll band the Presidents of the United States of America. The album spans from up Cat: AE008 tempo tunes to sleepy time ditties over the course of 19 tracks. Guests on the CD include Rachel Flotard (Visqueen) Label: Aurora Elephant Music and Jen Wood both on vocals. Caspar continues to draw heavily from traditional folk and roots sources to update UPC: 614511826426 some classic songs for families (Hush Little Baby, Rock A Bye Baby, The Littlest Worm, Silly Bird, John Mousey, Rig Price: $8.15 A Jig Jig) with new lyrics and musical angles that keep the originals intact. The artwork is once again brilliantly created by his wife the local artist and illustrator Kate Endle. Home Base: Seattle xgBEFBBy82642qz Top Markets: National 6 1451-18264-2 6 COUNTRY Bill Wence, Songs That Make Me Think About You Bill Wence grew up in Salinas, California in the 50s and started playing piano in his early teens, influenced by early Rock and Country acts. He met Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis at 15 and started playing piano with Bobby Bare at 16. He played music from Los Angeles to Anchorage in the 60s, eventually working in Radio and TV for the Cat: BW 61503 Midnight Sun Broadcasting Company in 67, bringing Charlie Rich, Ernest Tubb, Bobby Bare and other acts to Juneau Label: 615 Records and promoting their shows. Moving to Nashville in the early 70s, he had over a dozen Billboard singles on the UPC: 700261409344 Country charts in the late 70s/early 80s as an artist and a writer. Bill toured with Tom T. Hall, Bobby Bare, Slim Price: $8.15 Whitman and others playing piano for thousands of shows and in 1980 started Bill Wence Promotions, working with radio promoting Wanda Jackson, Johnny Rivers, Collin Raye, Jerry Jeff Walker, and a host of other acts for the past 30 years. He’s still works selected dates with Wanda Jackson and Bobby Bare. xhAACGBy40934oz Home Base: Nashville Top Markets: National 7 0026-14093-4 4 (503) 231-0876 / www.bdcdistribution.com 4 STREET DATE: September 16, 2014 (5% discount through September 23) BDCFOLK New Releases Eleanor McEvoy, STUFF STUFF is the latest album from Ireland’s internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy. An eleven- track collection, STUFF tells tales of unrequited love, lust and eloquent farewell; a heady brew of caustic observation laced with wit and wry self-deprecation typical of multi-instrumentalist McEvoy, all delivered in the Cat: MOSCD4111 Irish star’s rich, lilting voice. Known for touring Europe in a black hearse, STUFF somewhat reflects the content of Label: MOSCODISC Dublin-born McEvoy’s current live ALONE show. Highlights includes her soul groove, The Thought of You; Little Look UPC: 5391507060327 (a collaboration with Polish a cappella group Banana Boat); Lovers Chapel, recorded with (ex Beautiful South) Price: $9.90 Dave Rotheray’s Homespun; a mournful reading of Chuck Berry’s Memphis Tennessee; and Milord, which McEvoy performs as a tribute to singer Edith Piaf and writer Georges Moustaki.