His first album with a band featuring J. Truscinski (drums) and J. Tripp (bass), Time Off showcases the virtuosic guitarist’s oblique character sketches and story-songs, using the trio format to launch his compositions and singing into new, luminous strata. This is Gunn at the top of his game, utterly unique but steeped in traditions both vernacular and avant-garde.
The first reissue of the 1981 private press countrydelic masterpiece by Johnny Cash’s friend and stage manager Chance Martin, In Search sounds like some unholy pot likker of Waylon and Funkadelic. Gatefold package includes 33 photos of the mythic Dead End Nashville scene, a download coupon, and a 13,000 word oral history with the storytelling artist.
These are busy days at PoB HQ; lots going on with releases, press, and tours. Here’s an overview of some recent news and truths from Steve Gunn, Hiss Golden Messenger, Chris Forsyth, the Red Rippers, and Chance.
Dear reader, it’s Record Store Day, and you owe it to yourself and your local record merchants to pick up a copy of the new Golden Gunn LP, a collaboration between PoB artists Hiss Golden Messenger and Steve Gunn, with spiritual guidance and musical direction from Dickie Silk. A masterpiece of dead-end addresses, smoke machines, and indoor shades, it comes care of Three Lobed Recordings, stuck in the middle of Haw and Time Off.
On Tuesday, April 2, Chaz from Bull City Records in Durham, North Carolina was kind enough to host a record release party for Hiss Golden Messenger’s Haw. Read on for some photographic and audio evidence, including a stream of an extended, live “Cheerwine Easter.”
We’re delighted to share a full grip of Steve Gunn news! We’re cruising into the sweet Spring season with plenty of entertainment to offer care of Steve and the gang. Firstly, we’ve confirmed the release date for Time Off, Steve’s PoB debut and his most affecting and accessible work of pure songcraft to date. And Steve will be on tour with Kurt Vile this Spring and Summer!
Today, April 2, 2013, is the official release date of Hiss Golden Messenger’s Haw. We’ve been humbled by all the excellent press the album continues to receive. If you still need convincing to pick up a copy, check out some review excerpts and links below, including coverage by Pitchfork, Spin, Dusted, PopMatters, AllMusic, Uncut, MOJO, Q Magazine, and more. Selah!
For a limited time, Hiss Golden Messenger’s Haw is streaming on the Paste Magazine site. Read some of our favorite early reviews, from the likes of MOJO, Record Collector, and Was Ist Das. Selah!
News about pre-orders, giveaways, and the April 2 release party at Bull City Records, plus new album streams and interviews courtesy of American Songwriter and The Fader, SXSW reviews, and more. Check out a photo of the Haw LP in its natural habitat.
We are thrilled to welcome Chris Forsyth, one of our favorite contemporary guitarists and instrumental innovators, to PoB. In Fall 2013, you can expect his mindblowing full-band album Solar Motel. Read on for more details about Chris’ career and to stream his music.
