Night Surfer
| Night Surfer | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 46:23 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | Brad Jones, Chuck Prophet | |||
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| Singles from Night Surfer | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[2] |
| The Irish Times | [3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| Q | [5] |
Night Surfer is a full-length album by American singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet.[6][7] It was released in the U.S. on September 23, 2014, through Yep Roc Records.[8]
The album was recorded in San Francisco and Nashville, and mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie.[9]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote: "Whether he's hitting the highway on tour in a beat-up van, harvesting weed in Mexico, or jotting down mental notes about strangers in the park, Prophet has a great eye for details, and these 12 songs are often powerfully evocative and acidly funny, short stories of a memorable life where fate often puts a twist in the tale."[1] Esquire thought that the influence of Prophet's hometown, San Francisco, "is evident in the still psychedelic but also jamming, occasionally neurotic vibe."[10] The Chicago Tribune called Night Surfer "an album that distills some of Prophet's entrancing dichotomies: It's a sloppy and refined, deeply rooted, contemporary garage-rock gem with glimmers of 1960s soul in the production, Alejandro Escovedo in the singing and the Beat poetry tradition in the writing."[11]
Track listing
- "Countrified Inner-City Technological Man"
- "Wish Me Luck"
- "Guilty As a Saint"
- "They Don't Know About Me and You"
- "Lonely Desolation"
- "Laughing on the Inside"
- "If I Was a Baby" (Ezra Furman)
- "Ford Econoline"
- "Felony Glamour"
- "Tell Me Anything (Turn to Gold)"
- "Truth Will Out (Ballad of Melissa and Remy)"
- "Love Is the Only Thing"
Personnel
In alphabetical order
- Peter Buck – E-Bow, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Resonator), Guitars, Hi String Guitar (Acoustic)
- Chris Carmichael – Viola, Violin
- James DePrato – Banjo, composer, Guitar, Guitars
- Richard Dodd – Mastering
- Stephanie Finch – Vocals
- John Foster – Design
- Ezra Furman – Composer
- Austin Hoke – Cello
- Jim Hoke – Woodwind
- Brad Jones – Bass, Bells, engineer, producer, String Arrangements
- Klipschutz – Composer
- Paul Q. Kolderie – Engineer, Mixing
- Rusty Miller – Arp String Ensemble, Bass, Bells, Hammond B3, Mellotron, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Vox Continental
- Suzy Poling – Photography
- Prairie Prince – Drums, Percussion
- Chuck Prophet – Composer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitars, Primary Artist, producer, Unknown Instrument, Vocals, Wurlitzer
- Bill Rieflin – Drums, Percussion
- Bill Wesemann – Executive Producer
- Matt Winegar – Guitar, Keyboards, Sitar
- Terry Yerves – Assistant Engineer
References
- ^ a b "Night Surfer - Chuck Prophet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Melis, Matt (October 2, 2014). "Album Review: Chuck Prophet – Night Surfer". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet: Night Surfer". The Irish Times.
- ^ Pitter, Charles (September 2, 2014). "Album Review: Chuck Prophet – Night Surfer". PopMatters. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Night Surfer". Q: 116. November 2014.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "New music from night surfer Chuck Prophet". The San Francisco Examiner. October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Talking with the Night Surfer: An Interview with Chuck Prophet". No Depression.
- ^ Fusilli, Jim (July 15, 2014). "Listen to Chuck Prophet's New Track 'Wish Me Luck' (Exclusive)" – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ Joiner, James (September 16, 2014). "Listen to Chuck Prophet's New Album". Esquire.
- ^ Johnson, Steve. "You need to hear Chuck Prophet". chicagotribune.com.
- Liner Notes from Night Surfer
External links
- Chuck Prophet's biography on Yep Roc's website Yep Roc Records Chuck Prophet - Yep Roc Records