Description
BACK IN THE RACKS…….
*** Long awaited fourth album from London’s alt. country pioneers The Rockingbirds. Recorded and produced at Famous Times by Sean Read (Edwyn Collins, Dexys Midnight Runners).
*** Eleven new songs by Alan Tyler, from the lively country rockers with a pop sensibility to the heartfelt mid-tempos and ballads. Available on LP & CD.
The Rockingbirds are happy to announce the release of their 4th album ‘More Rockingbirds’ on Friday 12th April 2019, which is released on Hanky Panky Records.
Following their last album, the critically acclaimed ‘The Return of The Rockingbirds’ in 2013, More Rockingbirds is their first to include new members, multi-instrumentalist Patrick Ralla and drummer Stephen Gilchrist. Recorded in Hackney in Sean Read’s own Famous Times Studios the álbum was produced by Sean with assistance from Gem Archer.
All the songs were written by singer Alan Tyler when he was living on a boat off the River Thames on the tidal Deptford Creek. Some of the songs are clearly influenced by the urban, yet watery surroundings. Elsewhere on the album there are strident country rockers, a trademark of the band’s lively live appearances. The music features a vast array of instruments, from guitars, pedal steel and banjos to trombones and trumpets, all of which were played by various members of the band. We hope you enjoy listening to More Rockingbirds as much as the band enjoyed making it.
The Rockingbirds are: Patrick Arbuthnot (pedal steel), Andrew Hackett (guitar, backing vocals), Stephen Gilchrist (drums), Mark Duncan (bass), Sean Read (keyboards, horns, backing vocals), Alan Tyler (acoustic guitar, vocals) & Patrick Ralla (12 string guitar, vocals).
TRACK LISTING
1. With You Or Without You
2. When The Winter Comes
3. In The Back Of My Mind
4. Delta Dame
5. I Will Defend You
6. Lonelyheart
7. Down On Deptford Creek
8. Steven’s Asleep
9. Country Music Singing Star
10. Up For Grabs
11. Somebody Who Used To Care About Me
GENRE: Americana/Country Rock
BARCODE: 8436564938923
RELEASE DATE: 17/01/2025
