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With this improbable name and incredible face, it is quickly made plain that with Pokey LaFarge, fans of dubstep and math rock can both switch sides... since 2006, this troubadour of modern Americana has juggled bluegrass, western swing, folk, country blues, ragtime and all the sepia-hued musics of yesteryear that he knows like the back of his hand. Beautiful, timeless Rock Bottom Rhapsody and its Dylanian accents (2000s period) recount a radical turn in the life of Pokey LaFarge – or Andrew Heissler as he is known to the government – who left St. Louis for Los Angeles in 2018. It was a journey that left him on the skids, tormented by depression and addictions of all kinds. This 2020 offering is above all about who he was rather than who he is now. He was on a highway to hell, but he was saved by a spiritual and religious awakening. "I wrote this record before the fall from grace and then it was recorded after the fall from grace. So you see how that could be kind of odd. What I was searching for was peace and humility in the aftermath of the carnage, of things I had wrecked, and — seemingly at the time — completely destroyed. I was just, like, trying to survive; I had to fight every time to get up to that microphone and just sing. It was kind of like a last stand, like the Alamo, or something." Produced by Chris Seefried (Fitz and The Tantrums) and recorded with guitarist Joel Paterson, pianist Scott Ligon, bassist Jimmy Sutton and drummer Alex Hall, Rock Bottom Rhapsody is not just a nice cabaret number about self-destruction but rather a real inner ballad from the soul of a gifted artist. An eclectic Americana journey beautifully set to music. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
JULES BIHARI, Composer - Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Joe Lutcher, Composer - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI)
Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI)
Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI)
Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Addie Hamilton, Composer - That Dame (SESAC), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / That Dame (SESAC)
Chris Seefried, Composer - Pokey LaFarge, Composer, MainArtist - Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 Pokey LaFarge Publishing (BMI) / Hall Notes (BMI) c/o Princess Lola Two Music (BMI)
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With this improbable name and incredible face, it is quickly made plain that with Pokey LaFarge, fans of dubstep and math rock can both switch sides... since 2006, this troubadour of modern Americana has juggled bluegrass, western swing, folk, country blues, ragtime and all the sepia-hued musics of yesteryear that he knows like the back of his hand. Beautiful, timeless Rock Bottom Rhapsody and its Dylanian accents (2000s period) recount a radical turn in the life of Pokey LaFarge – or Andrew Heissler as he is known to the government – who left St. Louis for Los Angeles in 2018. It was a journey that left him on the skids, tormented by depression and addictions of all kinds. This 2020 offering is above all about who he was rather than who he is now. He was on a highway to hell, but he was saved by a spiritual and religious awakening. "I wrote this record before the fall from grace and then it was recorded after the fall from grace. So you see how that could be kind of odd. What I was searching for was peace and humility in the aftermath of the carnage, of things I had wrecked, and — seemingly at the time — completely destroyed. I was just, like, trying to survive; I had to fight every time to get up to that microphone and just sing. It was kind of like a last stand, like the Alamo, or something." Produced by Chris Seefried (Fitz and The Tantrums) and recorded with guitarist Joel Paterson, pianist Scott Ligon, bassist Jimmy Sutton and drummer Alex Hall, Rock Bottom Rhapsody is not just a nice cabaret number about self-destruction but rather a real inner ballad from the soul of a gifted artist. An eclectic Americana journey beautifully set to music. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:09
- Main artists: Pokey LaFarge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: New West Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
2020 New West Records, LLC 2020 New West Records, LLC
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