{"id":3482,"date":"2014-06-24T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T17:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/?page_id=3482"},"modified":"2021-10-08T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:22:38","slug":"the-fauntleroys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/about\/our-artists\/the-fauntleroys\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fauntleroys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #444444;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3460\" src=\"http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fauntleroys9897Ahi-res-1024x6741.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fauntleroys9897Ahi-res-1024x6741.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fauntleroys9897Ahi-res-1024x6741-480x316.jpg 480w, http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fauntleroys9897Ahi-res-1024x6741-580x382.jpg 580w, http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fauntleroys9897Ahi-res-1024x6741-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #920000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/music\/2014\/06\/24\/alejandro-escovedo-fauntleroys-premiere\/11304197\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today Track Premiere! Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Beloved alt-rock vets Alejandro Escovedo, Ivan Julian, Nicholas Tremulis and Linda Pitmon explore rocking new territory with visionary new outfit.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, New York \u2014 Forget everything you thought you knew about supergroups, because\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/plowboy-records-proud-welcome-fauntleroys-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"The Fauntleroys\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fauntleroys<\/a>\u00a0aren\u2019t that. The new combo features four seasoned, idiosyncratic talents \u2014 beloved troubadour\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alejandroescovedo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Escovedo<\/a>, fabled axe hero\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivanjulian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivan Julian<\/a>, eclectic tunesmith\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nicholastremulis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicholas Tremulis<\/a>\u00a0and propulsive percussive force\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linda_Pitmon\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Linda Pitmon\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda Pitmon<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 who\u2019ve pooled their distinctive sensibilities into uniquely raucous, rousing rock \u2019n\u2019 roll on their startling inaugural collaboration (and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/plowboyrecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plowboy Records<\/a>\u00a0debut)\u00a0<strong><em>Below\u00a0the Pink Pony<\/em><\/strong>, due out\u00a0<strong>September 16, 2014<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The raw-nerved six-song set \u2014 encompassing five new original tunes plus a pummeling, possessed reading of the\u00a0<strong>Incredible String Band<\/strong>\u2019s classic \u201cChinese White\u201d \u2014 captures the powerful collective rapport and spontaneous spirit of invention that reigned when these kindred musical spirits convened for the first time at Julian\u2019s\u00a0<strong>East Village<\/strong>\u00a0recording studio,\u00a0<strong>NY HED<\/strong>, to write and record\u00a0<strong><em>Below\u00a0the Pink Pony<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in an adrenaline-charged marathon four-day session. The foursome shared songwriting and vocal duties, while introducing such unexpected elements as Escovedo\u2019s hitherto-unrecorded bass-playing skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Fauntleroys<\/strong>\u00a0marks the convergence of four iconoclastic lifers, united by a shared sense of musical adventure and a mutual admiration for one another\u2019s talents.\u00a0<strong>Alejandro Escovedo<\/strong>\u2019s early exploits \u2014 glam-punk progenitors\u00a0<strong>Nuns<\/strong>\u00a0and alt-country pioneers\u00a0<strong>Rank and File<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 set the stage for his prolific and distinguished solo career.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Ivan Julian<\/strong>\u2019s notable musical achievements stretch back to his membership in \u201970s punk icons\u00a0<strong>Richard Hell and the Voidoids<\/strong>, and have continued through his work as a solo artist, producer and collaborator with the likes of\u00a0<strong>The Clash, Shriekback and Matthew Sweet<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Nicholas Tremulishas<\/strong>been making remarkably accomplished albums of his personally-charged rock-soul songcraft since the mid-\u201980s.\u00a0<strong>Linda Pitmon<\/strong>\u2019s powerful, inventive drumming first turned heads during her days with her \u201990s combo\u00a0<strong>Zuzu\u2019s Petals<\/strong>, and subsequently in her work alongside husband\/bandmate\u00a0<strong>Steve Wynn<\/strong>\u00a0in Wynn\u2019s band the\u00a0<strong>Miracle 3<\/strong>\u00a0as well as the all-star\u00a0<strong>Baseball Project<\/strong>.Despite the participants\u2019 imposing inpidual resumes, no one was coasting when the nascent quartet gathered to record\u00a0<em><strong>Below\u00a0the Pink Pony<\/strong><\/em>. \u201cAlejandro, Ivan and I had talked for a good two years about getting together for a recording project,\u201d Tremulis explains. \u201cWe knew that we wanted to record in Ivan\u2019s studio, as we were digging the sound he got on his solo record\u00a0<strong><em>Naked Flame<\/em><\/strong>. We also wanted to make something that felt a little more paved than what we usually do \u2014something that felt like New York, the city that had shaped our idea of what rock and roll could be.\u00a0 When I asked Alejandro and Ivan who they thought we should approach to be the drummer, they both independently said Linda, and man, they were right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met Ivan when I lived in New York in 1978, and I\u2019ve known Nick for a long time, and I\u2019ve always been a fan of what those guys do,\u201d Escovedo adds. \u201cIt was one of those things where we\u2019d always talk about doing something together, and then finally Nick said, \u2018Let\u2019s go to New York and hang out for a few days and write and record some songs.\u2019&#8221; Christened\u00a0<strong>the Fauntleroys<\/strong>\u00a0in honor of the band members\u2019 sartorial eloquence, the musicians gathered at Julian\u2019s studio, putting their faith in each other\u2019s abilities and in their budding interactive inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all came in with unfinished snippets of songs and finished them together as we recorded,\u201d Tremulis says, adding, \u201cI loved the spontaneity of writing and arranging everything together, following song and sound without knowing where it would lead.\u00a0 The whole thing felt like a long improvised solo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEasiest birth ever,\u201d asserts Pitmon. \u201cNo one cried!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick and Alejandro had written together before, so they came up with \u2018Take You Far Away\u2019 and \u2018I\u2019m in Love With Everything\u2019 while we were in the studio,\u201d Julian notes. \u201c\u2018I\u2019m in Love With Everything\u2019 was originally titled \u2018I\u2019m in Love With Avery\u2019 after\u00a0<strong>Avery Allen<\/strong>, the bass player in my band. Nick already had the music for \u2018Worry Doll,\u2019 and he and Alejandro came up with the lyrics while crossing the\u00a0<strong>Williamsburg Bridge<\/strong>.\u00a0 I had just written \u2018(This Can\u2019t Be) Julie\u2019s Song,\u2019 and \u2018Suck My Heart Out With a Straw\u2019 was something I had since my\u00a0<strong>Voidoids<\/strong>\u00a0days, but had never put lyrics to until now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resulting recordings capture the exhilaration of the four collaborators\u2019 combustible creative chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlejandro is a great vibemaker,\u201d Tremulis observes. \u201cYou always feel you\u2019re in the right place at the right time when you\u2019re working with him, and his bass playing is really distinctive, more orchestral than riffy.\u00a0 Ivan\u2019s way of playing, thinking and producing is unique \u2014 a sort of beautiful grotesque slice of sound and life, like a supermodel dismembered and put back together.\u00a0 And Linda\u2019s got trainloads of soul, man; every beat hits you right in the gut. I\u2019m a drummer snob and I\u2019ve played with some of the best around, and she\u2019s right up there with the best. Plus I love her voice; although she doesn\u2019t have any lead vocals on the record per se, she does the most singing on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For longtime solo artist Escovedo, working as part of a collective \u201cwas liberating.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always loved just being part of a band, so being able to play bass and sing a few songs was really awesome for me. And to play with such a brilliant bunch of people was really exciting.\u00a0 Somehow we just found that lightning and created some magic. I woke up one day, got on a plane and went to New York, with no idea of what was gonna happen when I got there.\u00a0 But once we got in there and went to work, we all fell into our roles in the band, and once it started to roll there was no stopping it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that we\u2019re all pretty thrilled with the way this record turned out,\u201d states Julian. \u201cAlthough all of us have made our own records in the past, this is a record that none of us could have come up with inpidually. I think that there\u2019s an unspoken sense that the four of us all come from slightly different musical worlds, but what we come up with collectively is something that\u2019s distinct from what any of could do on our own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the four new bandmates \u2014 who played their first shows together at\u00a0<strong>Plowboy Records<\/strong>\u2019 showcase at the\u00a0<strong>SXSW<\/strong>\u00a0festival in\u00a0<strong>Austin, Texas<\/strong>, in March 2014 \u2014 are so excited about their new partnership that they\u2019re planning to take the new band on the road, as well as hatching plans for the Fauntleroys\u2019 first full album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are some of my favorite people,\u201d Pitmon says.\u00a0 \u201cOutsized personalities, golden hearts, and the best wardrobes in this side of\u00a0<strong>Willy DeVille<\/strong>\u2019s closet.\u00a0 So, yes, I\u2019m looking forward to seeing what we come up with next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love being in the Fauntleroys, and I\u2019m really excited about this record and whatever comes next with this band,\u201d Escovedo affirms.\u00a0 \u201cWho knows what\u2019s gonna happen, but I think it\u2019s gonna be a fun ride.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Today Track Premiere! 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