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Chuck Prophet|Night Surfer

Night Surfer

Chuck Prophet

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After his ambitious 2012 album Temple Beautiful, a song cycle about his home town of San Francisco, Chuck Prophet eases back just a bit with Night Surfer, a set of tunes that often have an autobiographical twist as Prophet (or a character speaking with his voice) interacts with a rogue's gallery of characters both honorable and dangerous. 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. As good a songwriter as Prophet is, he's also a fine man with a tune who can write melodies that are tough but richly musical at the same time, and his skills as a guitarist are strong, though he has a small army of helpers on these sessions, including Peter Buck on 12-string guitar, Prairie Prince of the Tubes, and Bill Rieflin, ex-Ministry, taking turns on drums (and any musician who cheerfully works with members of R.E.M., the Tubes, and Ministry on one album is one who isn't too worried about boundaries). Night Surfer jumps from atmospheric pop to full-on rock with grace, precision, and just the right touch of attitude, and Prophet's wit and storytelling smarts never get in the way of his abundant heart and soul. Chuck Prophet has quietly amassed a very impressive body of solo work in the 21st century, and Night Surfer shows he's not slowing down anytime soon.
© Mark Deming /TiVo

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1
Countrified Inner City Technological Man
00:03:34

Chuck Prophet, Composer, MainArtist - Kingsblood Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music BMI

2
Wish Me Luck
00:03:37

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz/James DePrato, Composer - Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music / Dipsongs BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music / Dipsongs BMI

3
Guilty As a Saint
00:03:52

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz, Composer - Kingsblood Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music BMI

4
They Don't Know About Me and You
00:03:37

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz, Composer - Kingsblood Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music BMI

5
Lonely Desolation
00:03:53

Chuck Prophet, Composer, MainArtist - Kingsblood Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music BMI

6
Laughing on the Inside
00:03:53

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz, Composer - Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI

7
If I Was a Baby
00:03:10

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Ezra Furman, Composer - Ice Chest Musick Ascap, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Ice Chest Musick Ascap

8
Ford Econoline
00:03:41

Chuck Prophet, Composer, MainArtist - Kingsblood Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music BMI

9
Felony Glamour
00:03:34

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz, Composer - Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI

10
Tell Me Anything (Turn to Gold)
00:03:22

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz, Composer - Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI

11
Truth Will Out (Ballad of Melissa and Remy)
00:04:56

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz, Composer - Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI

12
Love Is the Only Thing
00:05:15

Chuck Prophet, MainArtist - Chuck Prophet/klipschutz, Composer - Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI, MusicPublisher

2014 (((belle sound))) under exclusive liscense to Yep Roc Records 2014 Kingsblood Music / No Socks Music BMI

Album review

After his ambitious 2012 album Temple Beautiful, a song cycle about his home town of San Francisco, Chuck Prophet eases back just a bit with Night Surfer, a set of tunes that often have an autobiographical twist as Prophet (or a character speaking with his voice) interacts with a rogue's gallery of characters both honorable and dangerous. 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. As good a songwriter as Prophet is, he's also a fine man with a tune who can write melodies that are tough but richly musical at the same time, and his skills as a guitarist are strong, though he has a small army of helpers on these sessions, including Peter Buck on 12-string guitar, Prairie Prince of the Tubes, and Bill Rieflin, ex-Ministry, taking turns on drums (and any musician who cheerfully works with members of R.E.M., the Tubes, and Ministry on one album is one who isn't too worried about boundaries). Night Surfer jumps from atmospheric pop to full-on rock with grace, precision, and just the right touch of attitude, and Prophet's wit and storytelling smarts never get in the way of his abundant heart and soul. Chuck Prophet has quietly amassed a very impressive body of solo work in the 21st century, and Night Surfer shows he's not slowing down anytime soon.
© Mark Deming /TiVo

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