catalogue

NOVAK, JEFFREY

LEMON KID (TROUBLE IN MIND)

NOVAK, JEFFREY - LEMON KID 66778
format:
1 LP
release:
22.11.2013
label:
TROUBLE IN MIND
item ID:
66778
barcode:
0700358474545
VINYL ONLY RELEASE PRESSED ON RANDOMLY MIXED COLOR 150 gram VINYL comes in tip-on sleeve with download code.

If there's one thing you need to remember about Nashville-ian Jeffrey Novak is that he never stops.

Like... never. Between his main band Cheap Time's relentless touring schedule & recording, Jeffrey Novak has managed to produce his solo effort for Trouble In Mind.

Gone are his blown-out, trashy Reatards/Oblivians/Persuaders worship, replaced with a sincere understanding of the maudlin melodies & pop music from the early 70s inspired by the likes of Ray Davies, John Cale, Brian Eno & the pervy balladry of Kevin Ayers.

"Lemon Kid" is undoubtedly his most focused solo work to date, distilling all that came before into one succinct & engaging listen.

Guitars squeal & synths unravel from song to song, with Novak pushing the envelope of what in takes to create music in a pop setting, teasing sonic boundaries while retaining what makes a song great - the hooks.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. ENDLESS REPETITION
  • 1.2. STRING AROUND THE WAISTBAND
  • 1.3. NIGHT FOR DAY
  • 1.4. UNFINISHED MEMORY
  • 1.5. HERITAGE TOWERS
  • 1.6. GERMAN ORANGE
  • 1.7. LOSING CHARM
  • 1.8. PICTURES ON A SCREEN
  • 1.9. LEMON KID
  • 1.10. NOW AND FOREVER