Retrossance by Mikey Mason
For Lloyd.
My eleventh full-length studio album, this is very much a product of the pandemic, with most of the songs coming to fruition in 2020. What I wanted was to evoke a simultaneous sense of rebirth and of nostalgia for the days before we were quarantined, a Retrossance. There’s nostalgia here, and a quiet hopefulness. There’s an energetic, almost frenetic restlessness and energy, some dark, quirky humor, and some frustration-fueled aggression. I hope you enjoy it.
The recording, mixing, and mastering of this album was made possible through the support of my incredible Patreon patrons, especially Robin Abess, Randy Brown, Jon Haight, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Jeremy Jackson & Jennifer Lewis, Josh Logan, Michael Khandelwal, Stephany McNulty, Scot Mealy, Ame Morris, Amy Stuart, Scott & Melanie Wienhusen and John R Woolard. I can’t begin to express how grateful I am for their support.
You should consider getting new music every Monday for as little as $1/month by supporting me at http://patreon.com/mikeymason - every single one of these songs were posted there as a demo first...
Tracklist
| 1. | Friday Night 1988 | 2:58 |
| 2. | Sleep Forever | 3:12 |
| 3. | Speed of Dumb | 2:34 |
| 4. | Cake | 3:47 |
| 5. | Let's Fake Some Memories | 5:24 |
| 6. | Kind | 4:47 |
| 7. | Regalia | 3:40 |
| 8. | Winston Zeddemore | 4:12 |
| 9. | Sleepy Little Creepy Little Town | 3:58 |
| 10. | Self Care [NSFW] | 1:38 |
Videos
Credits
All music by Mikey mason except:
Bass Guitar on “Sleep Forever” provided by Chuck Parker (Word’s Okayest Bassist!)
chuckparker.bandcamp.com
Lead Guitar on “Sleep Forever” and “Let’s Fake Some Memories” provided by Trent Wilson (Big Damn Heroes, Transylvania)
bigdamnheroes417.bandcamp.com
transylvania417.bandcamp.com
Keyboards on “Sleep Forever”, “Speed of Dumb”, “Cake”, Let’s Fake Some Memories”, Kind”, and “Winston Zeddemore” provided by Sean Faust.
seanfaustmusic.com
seanfaust.bandcamp.com
Lead Guitar on “Speed of Dumb” provided by Corwyn Bellavich. https://corwyn.bandcamp.com/
youtube.com/CorwynsWorld
Double Bass on “Kind” provided by Braxton Ballew of Valentine Wolfe.
valentinewolfe.com
valentinewolfe.bandcamp.com
Lead Guitar on “Regalia” and “Winston Zeddemore” provided by Sean Smith.
harlequinsshadow.bandcamp.com
License
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A nationally touring performer with hits like She Don’t Like Firefly, Best Game Ever, and Opposite of Cool, Mikey Mason is a ball of contagious enthusiasm who makes songs about role-playing games, video games, sci-fi, fantasy, cats, and the general experience of being a geek. He’s been heard on nerdist.com, SyFy, TheFuMP.com, and Dr. Demento, and is a truly must-see event each time he performs.