[Note from the Publisher: Mothballed since latter half of 2020. Finally getting my act together? Honestly, 2020… and 2021…]
Centro-Matic, late of Denton, TX. What can I say, other than that they’ve consistently been one of my favorite bands of the last 20-ish years? Beautiful, gentle, obscure and impressionistic tunes as well as unbelievable overdriven and compressed shouters. A real artistic collaboration between the four members and often just alchemic magic.
I’d never had taken any of their tunes out for a spin but was feeling quite a few Sundays ago like I’d knock out a couple quick songs. As hoped, they were super fun to play and warble (admittedly, at times, in the general area of the key). I tried to keep it simple, recording the vocal and guitar live (Epiphone Casino with a touch of delay, phase type of things) and overdubbing harmonies and a shaky egg. Bleep, blorp, done with little fuss.
JK
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