Obscurity by Marc With a C
Get it on cassette from Needlejuice Records at https://needlejuicerecords.com/product/obscuritytrilogycassette!
Obscurity is the follow-up to Marc With a C’s full-length album Unicorns Get More Bacon (2016) and EP Half Serious, Half Kidding (2017) and features more of Marc’s signature blend of biting social commentary and technological cynicism with energetic 1960s-style jangle pop melodies. Marc With a C is joined in Obscurity by Blinker the Star’s Jordon Zadorozny, who also produces the album (and has also produced music by Chris Cornell, Mandy Moore, Sam Roberts Band... and then there's the songs he wrote with Hole, etc.)
Obscurity focuses on the literal and figurative gaining of and losing a voice, conditions which the low-profile musician susceptible to throat ailments is well-acquainted. Through the generosity of his Patreon donors, Marc was able to travel from his home base in Central Florida to Canada to work with and learn from Zadorozny.
Obscurity is mastered by Kramer (Butthole Surfers, Low, Daniel Johnston), who previously worked with Marc With a C on Unicorns Get More Bacon. The new album’s Canadian ties are reflected in the cover art, created by Katharine!, a Canadian-American artist/illustrator and Marc With a C’s long-time collaborator.
It's pretty good.
Tracklist
| 1. | Old Man Yells At iCloud | 3:38 |
| 2. | Terribly Popular | 2:59 |
| 3. | Your Goddamn Birthday | 3:12 |
| 4. | Low Rent Truman Show | 2:58 |
| 5. | Maybe | 3:05 |
| 6. | The New Normal | 3:20 |
| 7. | Song For The Sad Girls | 2:40 |
| 8. | One Of These Are Gonna Be Your Day | 3:18 |
| 9. | Perfect For Me | 3:18 |
| 10. | Obscurity | 3:42 |
| 11. | Please Don't Let My Art Die | 3:27 |
| 12. | Why | 7:01 |
Credits
All vocals/guitars, 84.4% of bass, 45% of keys and "misc" percussion performed by Marc With a C
All drums, 55% of keys, 16.6% of bass, and 5% of backing vocals by Jordon Zadorozny
(Wait. Jordon DID play a riff consisting of two guitar notes twice. Can you spot them?)
All songs written by Marc With a C
Recorded and produced by Jordon Zadorozny at Skylark Park in Ontario, Canada
Mastered by KRAMER at Noise Miami
Art by That Katharine!
Photo by Vikka Leoni Pérez-Puelles
License
CC BY 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
For 21 years, Marc With a C was a persona portrayed by Marc Sirdoreus, bridging the gap between analog and digital worlds, using low fidelity pop music as communication.
On 1/16/21, Phase One ended, planned for over 10 years. As Marc began his “intermission” a mere coincidence saw him battle illnesses, born of cancer.
Phase Two began 2/22/22 with THANATAOPHOBIA on Needlejuice Records!