Release Date: 16 June 2017
Label: StorySound Records LLC
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 634457776821
Genres: Folk
Description
With Last Forever, songwriter/composer Dick Connette released four albums based on American folk and popular traditions. His new project, Too Sad For The Public, expands upon his earlier work with Vol.1 - Oysters Ice Cream Lemonade, featuring vocals by Suzzy Roche, Ana Egge, Rachelle Garniez, and Gabriel Kahane.
The new album has 6 originals, 2 covers (Carole King and Van Morrison), and tributes to Jaco Pastorius and go-go superstar Chuck Brown. The ensemble of 17 musicians includes Rayna Gellert, Chaim Tannenbaum, Erik Friedlander, Steve Elson, and Astral Weeks guitarist Jay Berliner. and orchestrated pop. His songs are beautifully crafted, highly melodic and full of memorable lyrics." According to fRoots, "Dick Connette's vision of Americana seemingly encompasses jazz, vaudeville, minstrelsy, the New Deal classical composers and orchestrated pop. His songs are beautifully crafted, highly melodic and full of memorable lyrics."
Tracklisting
Linda Thompson
Loudon Wainwright III
Pierce Turner
Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche
Dan Tepfer
Ana Egge
Ana Egge
Too Sad For The Public
Ray Cooper
Matthew & The Atlas
Simon Care And Gareth Turner
Gordan
Mary Frances Leahy
John Moreland
AEvestaden
Temtris
