21 Jun

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Tracy Bonham

Blink The Brightest

Tracy Bonham - Blink The Brightest - ECR Music Group - NYC

Track Listing

01. Something Beautiful (4:17)
02. I Was Born Without You (3:43)
03. And The World Has The Nerve To Keep Turning (4:45)
04. Eyes (3:42)
05. Take Your Love Out On Me (4:31)
06. Whether You Fall (3:35)
07. Dumbo Sun (3:28)
08. All Thumbs (2:49)
09. Naked (3:56)
10. Shine (4:19)
11. Wilting Flower (3:01)
11. Did I Sleep Through It All? (3:21)

Press

“Tracy Bonham could be Sheryl Crow’s moodier, less sociable sister. Her third album is a pop-music gem, combining lavish melodies and snappy lyrics about the nagging hunger for satisfaction, brought to life by her dry, sardonic vocals. Cataloguing the effects of obsession, she mutters, “Why can’t I live without you now?” in the jittery “I Was Born Without You,” then surrenders to desire in “Take Your Love Out on Me,” featuring a soaring chorus that suggests an unsettling dream. Bonham doesn’t pretend to have answers—the wry “Did I Sleep Through it All?” closes the album with a meditation on uncertainty—but she turns the search for them into remarkable drama.” —MotherJones

Album Credits

Written by Tracy Bonham
(Little Bon Bon Music, ASCAP)
“Something Beautiful” written by Tracy Bonham, Mark Copely, and Greg Wells
(Little Bon Bon Music, ASCAP / Mlarcky Music, BMI / Greg Wells Music, BMI / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI)
“All Thumbs” and “Did I Sleep Through It All?” written by Tracy Bonham and Greg Wells
(Little Bon Bon Music, ASCAP / Son of Reverend Bill Music, BMI / EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI)

Tracy Bonham: vocals, violin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, pump organ, claves, vibraphone
Matt Beck: electric guitar
Butch: drums, percussion
Greg Collins: acoustic guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, bass instrument, piano, chamberlin, Hammond organ, clarinet
Davey Faragher: bass guitar, bass instrument
Mitchell Froom: piano, Hammond B3, vibraphone
David Levita: electric guitar, slide guitar, 12-string electric guitar, baritone guitar, electric baritone guitar, bass guitar, bass instrument
Ryan MacMillan: drums
Dan Rothchild: bass guitar, bass instrument
Sebastian Steinberg: electric guitar, double bass
Michael Ward: acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Joey Waronker: drums, percussion

Produced by Tracy Bonham, Greg Collins, Ken Rich, and Joey Waronker
Engineered by Chad Bamford, Todd Burke, and Greg Collins
Assistant engineered by Errin Familia and Glenn Pittman
Audio production by Tracy Bonham, Joey Waronker, Greg Collins
Mixed by Greg Collins
Mastered by Adam Ayan

Art direction by Steven Jurgensmeyer
Photography by Andrew Southam
Illustrations by Hadley Hooper

©2005 A Woody Hollow under exclusive license to ECR Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

07 Sep

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Jill Sobule

Underdog Victorious (Deluxe Edition)

Jill Sobule - Underdog Victorious Album Cover - ECR Music Group, NYC

Track Listing

01. Freshman (2:22)
02. Jetpack (3:03)
03. Cinnamon Park (3:24)
04. Tender Love (2:47)
05. Undercover Victorious (3:32)
06. Under The Disco Ball (1:32)
07. The Last Line (3:57)
08. Tel Aviv (3:32)
09. Joey (3:55)
10. Nothing Natural (2:29)
11. Angel/Asshole (3:00)
12. Strawberry Gloss (3:45)
13. Thank Misery (2:16)
14. I Saw A Cop (Bonus Track) (2:31)

Press

“Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant . . . grown-up music for an adolescent age.”
—New York Times

“Vocally gifted and lyrically witty . . . a peerless satirist.”
—People Magazine

“A feisty post-punk feminist whose work brings to mind a cross between Liz Phair and Gertrude Stein.”
—The New Yorker

Album Credits

Written by Jill Sobule and Robin Eaton
(Feel My Pain Music/Administered by Bug Music, ASCAP / Left Right Left Publishing/Administered by Bug Music, BMI)
“Cinnamon Park” contains elements of “Saturday In The Park” written by Robert Lamm
(Lamminations Music/Big Elk Music, ASCAP)
“Tender Love” also written by Bill Demain
(Jollybottom Music/Administered by Bug Music, ASCAP)
“Under The Disco Ball” and “Strawberry Gloss” written by Jill Sobule
(Feel My Pain Music/Administered by Bug Music, ASCAP)
“Joey” written by Jill Sobule and Bill Demain
(Feel My Pain Music/Administered by Bug Music, ASCAP / Jollybottom Music/Administered by Bug Music, ASCAP)

Jill Sobule: vocals, guitars, Omnichord, Casio, Moog, sound effects, funny sounds
Robin Eaton: background vocals, harmonica, bass
Marykate O’Neil: background vocals
Neil Rosengarden: classical guitar
Chris Carmichael: violin, viola
David Henry: cello
Jim Hoke: flute, clarinet
Rob Burger: piano, Casio
Brad Jones: piano, organ, guitars, rhythm guitar, bass
Pat Buchanan: guitar
Al Perkins: pedal steel
Will Kimbrough: slide guitar
Bill Demain: electric piano
Ross Rice: piano
Michael Rhodes: bass
Dennis Diken: drums
Micky Grimm: drums, percussion

Produced by Brad Jones & Robin Eaton
“Thank Misery” produced by Roger Moutenot

©2004 ECR Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

10 Feb

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Engine Company Records

Eyelevel | Elevator Plans

Eyelevel - Elevator Plans - Engine Company Records - ECR Music Group

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Track Listing

01. Back to Me (3:40)
02. The Hole You’re In (3:58)
03. Not My Home (3:23)
04. Butterfly (3:07)
05. Sublime (2:08)
06. Parallel (3:34)
07. A Secret Obsession (4:17)
08. Breaking Me Down (2:51)
09. Truce (3:27)
10. Turn (4:13)

Press

“Philadelphia’s Eyelevel works a lot of familiar angles but manages to come up with something original in the process. The trio makes gorgeously atmospheric pop tinged with upbeat melancholy in a shiny mix that references like-minded musical brethren like the Police (“Not My Home”) and Toad the Wet Sprocket (“Back to Me,” “Breaking Me Down”). All of Eyelevel’s gifts come together in “Butterfly,” a song that shimmers with the laconic energy of Coldplay while crackling just under the surface with a Beatlesque vibe, and in “Sublime,” where guitarist John Pompeo makes like Jeff Buckley taking Glen Phillips’ place in Toad. There isn’t a single track on Eyelevel’s debut that wouldn’t sound appropriate drifting out of a car radio, and that’s a great place to start.”
—Amplifier

Album Credits

Written by John Pompeo
(Rise Over Run Publishing, BMI / Drooling Pooch Music, BMI / Tasty Jam Productions, ASCAP)

Produced and recorded by Blake Morgan at Valiant Recording, NYC
Mastered by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4, PA
Drums recorded at Westway, NYC

John Pompeo: vocals, guitars

Jeremy Pflug: bass guitar

Steve Pompeo: drums

Blake Morgan: background vocals

Mike Errico: lap steel guitar on “Butterfly,” “A Secret Obsession,” and “Breaking Me Down”
Carolyn Eufrasio: background vocals on “Butterfly”

Photography by Mike Errico
Art direction by Christian Bowers

©2004 ECR Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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24 Jun

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Engine Company Records

Rick Henrickson | Reaching For A Gun

Rick Henrickson - Reaching For A Gun - Engine Company Records - ECR Music Group

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Track Listing

01. Cool Dry Place (3:12)
02. While She Whistles Wily (3:06)
03. Is That Your Beauty (3:25)
04. She Had (3:22)
05. My Move Sack (2:34)
06. Two Hats (3:00)
07. At Home (2:43)
08. Surprise, Surprise (3:32)
09. Sonoma (3:25)
10. Reaching For A Gun (4:57)

Press

“He deserves our attention . . . thirty years ago Rolling Stone proclaimed they had seen the future of rock and roll and his name was Bruce Springsteen. Well, in the spirit of American Idol I cast my vote for this generation’s future of rock and roll, and his name is Rick Henrickson.”
—Fox News

“BANG! Accomplished cellist Katharine Bent (Joe Jackson, Cirque du Soleil fame) and Mike Errico guest on this pop-rock venture . . . The songs are electric and that could be due to the production reins being given to Blake Morgan of Lenny Kravitz notoriety. Rick [Henrickson] has a great voice and is single-handedly giving CPR to rock-n-roll. The one thing that is for sure, by the end of this album you won’t be Reaching For A Gun but rather for the repeat button.”
—Smother

Album Credits

Written by Rick Henrickson
(Cool Dry Music, BMI)

Produced and engineered by Blake Morgan at Valiant Recording, NYC
Mastered by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4, PA
Drums recorded at Westway, NYC

Rick Henrickson: vocals, guitars
Blake Morgan: background vocals, guitar, bass guitar, percussion
Mike Errico: background vocals, guitar right on “Two Hats”
Katharine Bent: cello on “Sonoma”

Photography by Mandania Foroughi
Art production by Christian Bowers

©2003 ECR Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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01 Jan

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Engine Company Records

Jordan Berlant | Born to Be Revealed

Jordan Berlant - Born To Be Revealed - Engine Company Records

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Track Listing

01. Busker’s Lament (3:15)
02. Anymore (2:53)
03. Outward Shows (4:40)
04. Mary (3:11)
05. I Just Want to Ravish You Under a Tree with the Sun as My Witness (3:20)
06. Born To Be Revealed (4:03)
07. Building… (4:12)
08. You Are Not Alone (3:28)
09. The Bunny Food Song (3:25)
10. St. John (3:50)
11. Catcher In The Rye (3:32)
12. Easy Morning (2:34)
13. Curtain Call (5:06)

Album Credits

Written by Jordan Berlant

Produced and engineered by Blake Morgan at Valiant Recording, NYC
Mastered by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4, PA

Jordan Berlant: vocals, guitar
Blake Morgan: background vocals, piano
Patti Rothberg: background vocals
John Turner: slide guitar, Spanish lute, bass guitar, bongos
Miles East: drums

Photography and design by Jordan Berlant

©2002 ECR Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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