Description
Label Review.
2019 album. Indie rock.
Our Overview.
It’s been nine long years since the American indie rock band Pernice Brothers’ last album, 2010’s ‘Goodbye, Killer’. Joe Pernice has reunited the Scud Mountain Boys, formed the New Mendicants with Norman Blake and Mike Belitsky, released an album as Roger Lion with hip-hop producer Budo, and written for the Canadian cop show The Detail. And now, he’s getting the Pernice Brothers back together.
In a little over a week, the Pernice Brothers are releasing Spread The Feeling, their first new album in nine years. In addition to Joe Pernice and his brother Bob, it features the talents of Peyton Pinkerton, James Walbourne, Patrick Berkery, Ric Menck, Neko Case, Pete Yorn, Liam Jaeger, Budo, and more.“
Says Joe of the new album “’Spread The Feeling’ is the sixth or seventh studio LP by the Pernice Brothers and my 17th or so in general. I’m honestly not sure. I don’t keep track. All I know is that if I play one song off each album at a gig, it’s a long show. I recorded a full length Pernice Brothers record a few years back, but ditched it after it was mixed. Scrapping it had everything to do with me not liking the songs. The playing, the recording and mixing were fantastic to my ears.
“After letting the mixes sit for a while I revisited them for giggles. Still no dice, but there were a couple songs that were really good and deserved to be saved, unlike my soul. I holed up with engineer/musician extraordinaire Liam Jaeger in Toronto, and we reworked/mixed the songs worth the time. Then we kept recording new songs until “‘Spread The Feeling’ was done.
"Eric Menck came up with the title. I think it was a peanut butter ad campaign slogan. If it wasn’t, it should be. This record definitely has the most “muscle” of all my records. (That’s not saying much if you compare it to say, PINE BOX by the Scud Mountain Boys.) The playing is pretty nuts. Liam Jaeger and James Walbourne are two of the finest guitarists out there. Peyton Pinkerton is a true genius. It should be no surprise to learn that he’s an exceptional painter. All three players wowed me at every turn. Both Patrick Berkery and Ric Menck played drums. They are as good as it gets in my opinion.
“Neko Case and Pete Yorn were extremely generous with their voices. I’m grateful to both for elevating the songs. Oh, and my brother Bob is on there too, as always. The record was recorded and mixed in Boston, Toronto and Washington State. What’s the single? Probably “The Devil And The Jinn” or “Mint Condition” or “Lullaby.” I have my favourite songs, but they are almost never the ones most people like.”