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i felt at least seven different emotions while listening to drew flippin’s debut solo album, none of which i wish to describe here. but let’s just say i needed some serious alone time when it was over, so i took off to a small, desert town in new mexico where i laid in a sensory deprivation chamber for weeks. unfortunately, i could not rid my mind of his sounds, and emerged even more emotionally destroyed than when i went in. drew’s music fuses all our favorite genres- trip-hop, flamenco, cowpunk, folktronica, shiverpop and skwee- in such a way that you’ll never be able to listen to anything else again. and yet, his tunes are so simple- i was moved by the simplicity of the music, and the simpleton that made them. i didn’t understand a word, but i enjoyed every moment. i’m going to stop typing now so i can listen to this song about the former capital of australia again- lots of learning to do.
— dan gleason
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country with a cold: twangcore songs that are deadpan and direct. "all pity. no party." is 8 intimate and pathetic stories of people who have indulged the worst parts of their brain – spiraling thoughts, disorientation, paranoia, manipulation, self-pity – songs blending from one vignette of a poor sap to another. i wrote and played everything on it in my studio apt in ukrainian village, chicago. less
credits
released May 5, 2019
all songs written and recorded by drew flippin
mixing and mastering by matt wagner
engineering by matt wagner and drew flippin (unless otherwise noted)
recorded in drew's apt in ukrainian village, chicago (unless otherwise noted)
track 2: electric guitar and bells recorded in covenant presbyterian church, chicago. engineering by pd young, with assistance from nate hack.
track 4: bells recorded in covenant presbyterian church, chicago. engineering by pd young, with assistance from nate hack.
track 5: bells recorded in covenant presbyterian church, chicago. assistance from mike middleton.
special thanks: sophie, for letting me use your drums.
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