Nite Owls by JD McPherson
JD McPherson has created something unique and amazing with his latest album, Nite Owls, his first album release since 2018’s critically acclaimed Christmas classic, SOCKS. Over the past 5+ years, McPherson has stayed consistently busy writing new songs while at the same time touring with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. Being a touring musician offers the chance to see the sights, tour the town and pick up some inspiration from the local record shop. With Nite Owls, JD wanted to try something new and different. He wanted to take the inspiration from multiple decades and styles and incorporate them into his own sound. “The initial idea for the record was: It’s like if The late-60s Ventures were the session band on the first New Order record.” Says, McPherson. Idea achieved. Nite Owls delivers the signature sounds of vintage garage-rock while also seamlessly bridging the sounds of Bowie and Alan Vega. Songs such as “Sunshine Getaway”, “The Rock and Roll Girls” and “I Can’t Go Anywhere with You” sound like Chuck Berry is jamming with Buddy Holly. While songs like “Nite Owls” and “Don’t Travel Through the Night Alone” give a nod to the Factory sound from the UK. The throwback sound of the lone instrumental track “The Phantom Lover of New Rochelle” would make Dick Dale ride and Link Wray rumble. With Nite Owls, McPherson takes inspiration from multiple genres of the past and combines them together to evolve a sound that is all his own.
Tracklist
Credits
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Produced by JD McPherson
Recorded by Alex Hall at Reliable Recorders, Chicago, IL
Additional Engineering by:
Chad Copelin at Blackwatch Studios, Norman, OK
Colton Jean at Jean Pump Studio, Tulsa, OK
Diana Walsh at RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN
Mastered by John Baldwin at Infrasonic Sound, Nashville, TN
A&R: Kim Buie, New West Records
Art Direction: JD McPherson & Nick Simich
Artwork by Nick Simich
Layout / Design: Tom Bejgrowicz for Man Alive Creative
Photography: Joshua Black Wilkins
Management: Wes Kidd, Red Light Management
and Kenny Schnurstein, Burn and Shiver Consulting
Booking: Frank Riley and Zachary Cepin, High Road Touring
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JD McPherson - Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Electric Bass, Percussion
Douglas Corcoran - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Organ, Synth, Percussion, Bells, Celeste
Beau Sample - Acoustic and Electric Bass
Alex Hall - Drums, Farfisa, Piano, Organ, Percussion
Chad Copelin - Piano, Farfisa, Synth, Marimba, Percussion
Bloodshot Bill - Vocals
Ken Pomeroy - Vocals, Claps
Colton Jean - Claps
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Muchisimas Gracias:
The McPherson Family / The Corcoran Family / The Sample Family / The Hall Family / Scott Ligon / Ryan McHugh / Nicole Atkins / Brian Deck & everyone at Narwhal Studios, Chicago, IL / Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist / Joshua Homme / Deke Dickerson / Pete Curry / Diana Walsh / Everyone at East West Studios, Los Angeles, CA / Chaz Sexton / John Perrin / Ben Strehle / Yohei Shikano / Everyone at New West Records / Pete Frostic and Tevin Apedaile at The Greenroom Resource / Michael Pizzuto at Concord Publishing / Frank Riley and Zach Cepin at High Road Touring
A special expression of love and gratitude to the old gang: Raynier Jacildo, Jason Smay, & Jimmy Sutton.
This album is dedicated to the memory of Duane Eddy, a bona fide rock and roll guitar hero and a true gentleman.
JD McPherson uses Fender guitars and amplifiers, D’Addario strings, and Jim Dunlop pedals and accessories.
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