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Elvis Perkins in Dearland

Elvis Perkins
1 disc

1. Shampoo
2. Hey
3. Hours Last Stand
4. I Heard Your Voice in Dresden
5. Send My Fond Regards to Lonelyville
6. I'll Be Arriving
7. Chains, Chains, Chains
8. Doomsday
9. 123 Goodbye
10. How's Forever Been Baby
Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 40401
Credits

Producer Chris Shaw; Elvis Perkins; Chris Shaw; Elvis Perkins
Engineer Chris Shaw; Noah Goldstein; Elijah Walker II
Personnel: Elvis Perkins (vocals, guitar, guitars, autoharp, harmonica, piano); Wyndham Boylan-Garnett (vocals, electric guitar, trombone, harmonium, organ, pump organ); Chris Shaw (vocals, electric guitar); Nicholas Kinsey (vocals, banjo, clarinet, drums, percussion); Brigham Brough (vocals, saxophone, double bass, electric bass); Becky Stark (vocals); David Duffy (violin, viola); Howard Johnson (bass clarinet, tuba); Noah Meites (trumpet).
Audio Mixer: Chris Shaw .
Recording information: Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY (07/07/2008-07/29/2008).
Photographers: Elvis Perkins; Brigham Brough.
Alt-folk singer-songwriter Elvis Perkins--yes, it's his real name--follows up his somber solo debut, ASH WEDNESDAY, with a somewhat less weighty full-band album. ASH WEDNESDAY dealt with the loss of Perkins's mother, the actress and photojournalist Berry Berenson, in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. While this album's "Doomsday" seems to touch on that loss, along with the AIDS-related death of his father, actor Tony Perkins, ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND is overall a slightly more hopeful album, more melancholy than depressed. His band adds organ and piano to Perkins's guitar, creating a sound rooted in the MUSIC IN BIG PINK-era Band, particularly on the sprightly and unapologetically Dylanesque "Hey."
Critic Reviews

Paste (magazine) (p.61) - "Here, he dresses his music in full regalia -- with whistles, horns, organs and marching-band drums -- and it's exquisite."
Clash (magazine) (p.107) - "DEARLAND is a rollicking treat. 'Send My Fond Regards To Lonelyville' undercuts its grandiose title with a gentle ode to heartbreak..."