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Shabang

Scott McMicken and THE EVER-EXPANDING

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Format: CD

Cat No: 279612

Release Date:  31 March 2023

Label:  Anti

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8714092796124

Genres:  Indie  Alternative  

Release Date:  31 March 2023

Label:  Anti

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  045778796113

Genres:  Indie  Alternative  

  • Description

    Scott McMicken has always thrived on switching things up. As a founding member of Philadelphia rock mainstays Dr Dog, McMicken and his bandmates consistently explored new sounds and new ways of writing songs across 10 gleefully eclectic albums before their 2021 hiatus. While McMicken has quietly released solo projects via cassette and vinyl on his own label Press On Records, for his latest effort, he's done something he's only done once before: started a band.

    Shabang,is the debut album from Scott McMicken and the Ever-Expanding, and he's made some of his freest and most adventurous music yet: a wonderfully collaborative collection of songs that feel lived in and true.

    By being present and living with these musicians (quite literally: McMicken and collaborator Michael Nau stayed in tents outside the studio) united under one common goal, Shabang is full of life and endlessly candid. "I knew nothing good will come of this unless I am totally free and away from any pressure and pretense," says McMicken. "Such an incredible spectrum of emotion passed through me while making this album. There was this lightness and un-self seriousness. I feel like music and life cruises at that spot: everybody was so wholeheartedly invested and open."

    Description

    Scott McMicken has always thrived on switching things up. As a founding member of Philadelphia rock mainstays Dr Dog, McMicken and his bandmates consistently explored new sounds and new ways of writing songs across 10 gleefully eclectic albums before their 2021 hiatus. While McMicken has quietly released solo projects via cassette and vinyl on his own label Press On Records, for his latest effort, he's done something he's only done once before: started a band.

    Shabang,is the debut album from Scott McMicken and the Ever-Expanding, and he's made some of his freest and most adventurous music yet: a wonderfully collaborative collection of songs that feel lived in and true.

    By being present and living with these musicians (quite literally: McMicken and collaborator Michael Nau stayed in tents outside the studio) united under one common goal, Shabang is full of life and endlessly candid. "I knew nothing good will come of this unless I am totally free and away from any pressure and pretense," says McMicken. "Such an incredible spectrum of emotion passed through me while making this album. There was this lightness and un-self seriousness. I feel like music and life cruises at that spot: everybody was so wholeheartedly invested and open."

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. What About Now
      • 2. Reconcile
      • 3. Letters To The Editor
      • 4. Mountain Lion
      • 5. In My Mind
      • 6. Shabang
      • 7. Another One
      • 8. Ever-Expanding
      • 9. Grateful
      • 10. Restart
      • 11. Ace In The Hole
      • 12. Diamonds In The Snow
      • 13. Worried Mind

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. What About Now
      • 2. Reconcile
      • 3. Letters To The Editor
      • 4. Mountain Lion
      • 5. In My Mind
      • 6. Shabang
      • 7. Another One

      Side 2

      • 1. Ever-Expanding
      • 2. Grateful
      • 3. Restart
      • 4. Ace In The Hole
      • 5. Diamonds In The Snow
      • 6. Worried Mind