No Fools, No Fun
Puss N Boots
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Puss N Boots began performing in N.Y.C. nightclubs in 2008 but didn't deliver their debut, No Fools, No Fun, until the summer of 2014 -- a pretty good indication that this group was intended as something of a lark. All three musicians -- Sasha Dobson, Catherine Popper, and Norah Jones -- keep themselves busy with solo day jobs that range from in-demand supporting musicians to full-time superstars, but Puss N Boots affords the trio an opportunity to indulge in their shared love of country and other pieces of ramshackle Americana. Jones has another part-time country band, but where she's the frontwoman for the Little Willies, Puss N Boots is decidedly a collaborative affair, finding Jones, Dobson, and Popper harmonizing and trading leads, often within the course of a song. The group follows no straight path and neither does No Fools, No Fun. It's half covers, half originals, part live and part studio, the different parts sitting side by side, adding up to a curious record whose raggedness feels like a statement of purpose. Puss N Boots celebrates the moments that don't add up, the places where the present blurs with the past, delivering songs with a sly wink that camouflages a teary eye. No Fools, No Fun is never rowdy -- the closest it comes is the train-track beat of Jones' original "Don't Know What It Means" -- but there's an earthiness to the trio's chemistry that signals how deeply the group members know each other's strengths and weaknesses. This is where Puss N Boots' long history of woodshedding pays off: far from sounding like a busman's holiday, there's a shared past that's evident in every moment of this debut, and that natural, relaxed camaraderie is the reason why No Fools, No Fun is such an appealing listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Tom Paxton, ComposerLyricist - Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Rodney Crowell, ComposerLyricist - Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
ROBBIE ROBERTSON, ComposerLyricist - Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Neil Young, ComposerLyricist - Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Roger Miller, ComposerLyricist - Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Jeff Tweedy, ComposerLyricist - JAY BENNETT, ComposerLyricist - Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jeb Loy Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Norah Jones, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Dobson, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Popper, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Hamilton, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francisco Botero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Puss N Boots, MainArtist - Mike Jinno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Iabozza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
Album Description
Puss N Boots began performing in N.Y.C. nightclubs in 2008 but didn't deliver their debut, No Fools, No Fun, until the summer of 2014 -- a pretty good indication that this group was intended as something of a lark. All three musicians -- Sasha Dobson, Catherine Popper, and Norah Jones -- keep themselves busy with solo day jobs that range from in-demand supporting musicians to full-time superstars, but Puss N Boots affords the trio an opportunity to indulge in their shared love of country and other pieces of ramshackle Americana. Jones has another part-time country band, but where she's the frontwoman for the Little Willies, Puss N Boots is decidedly a collaborative affair, finding Jones, Dobson, and Popper harmonizing and trading leads, often within the course of a song. The group follows no straight path and neither does No Fools, No Fun. It's half covers, half originals, part live and part studio, the different parts sitting side by side, adding up to a curious record whose raggedness feels like a statement of purpose. Puss N Boots celebrates the moments that don't add up, the places where the present blurs with the past, delivering songs with a sly wink that camouflages a teary eye. No Fools, No Fun is never rowdy -- the closest it comes is the train-track beat of Jones' original "Don't Know What It Means" -- but there's an earthiness to the trio's chemistry that signals how deeply the group members know each other's strengths and weaknesses. This is where Puss N Boots' long history of woodshedding pays off: far from sounding like a busman's holiday, there's a shared past that's evident in every moment of this debut, and that natural, relaxed camaraderie is the reason why No Fools, No Fun is such an appealing listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:15
- Main artists: Puss N Boots
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
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24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo
© 2014 Blue Note Records ℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
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