An indeterminate amount of time ago (a year… two years?) I enlisted the help of couple buddies to haul a Wurlitzer organ from across town (in the rain) and into my basement. Not being an organ player (or piano or keyboard player of any kind), it has mostly enjoyed a quiet existence observing family members passing on their way to retrieve clean laundry. This fall seemed like the right time to put it to work.
Each of the three songs on what would become Information Speaker‘s Go Ahead and Look Foolish started differently. I began writing “Frank Starts Out as a Truck Driver” with electric guitar, “Egypt Has Pyramids” with organ, and “Fiasco” with acoustic chords. While I tried to keep some consistency in tone for each instrument, the way each song was written led to somewhat different feels.
The lyrics were all taken directly from Amazon reviews. Read about the products that inspired the songs below!
The Irishman (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
Le Creuset Stoneware Mini Round Cocotte, 8 oz., Marseille
Thanks to Jim Hernovich for the awesome guitar work on “Egypt Has Pyramids”. I was struggling to record a solo when he came over and laid one down in all of about 15 minutes, never having heard the song before.
Check out the muzak over on Bandcamp or in the discography.
-Mike