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| Street Date: | 08/23/2005 |
| Item #: | CD-ELV-7008 |
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Jaywalker
Josh Joplin took a fresh approach to making his new album "Jaywalker". Inspired by his Brooklyn neighbor Dan Zanes (The Del Fuegos), he set out to recover the simple joy of playing songs with a few friends in the basements and garages of his youth. Mike Schleibaum (Darkest Hour), Ani Cordero (Cordero, Man Or Astroman?), singer-songwriter Peter Salett, Chris Verene (Rock*A*Teens), Ken Olden, (Worlds Collide, Damnation AD, Battery), the man who taught him to play guitar -- even the principal of Josh's old middle school -- all stopped by to become a part of the mix. Joplin (whose hit, "Camera One" was produced by former Talking Head, Jerry Harrison) achieved something on this record that he was unable to on others he's made -- honest and inspired performances of songs that pay tribute to a city he loves, a father he's lost, and the transcendent nature of nostalgia. Standard Jewel Case.
