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Woodpiles On The Side of The Road / Alice in Blunderland / When You Smile / Barstool Blues

by Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band

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Presenting four recordings - three studio, one live - from the Solar Motel, all previously digitally unavailable until now.

100% of the proceeds from June 5 Bandcamp Day sales of these recordings were directed to Black Lives Matter Philly (www.blmphilly.com), The Peoples Paper Co-op (peoplespaperco-op.weebly.com) and Philadelphia Bail Fund (www.phillybailfund.org).

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released June 5, 2020

A. Woodpiles by The Side of The Road (Jack Rose)
B. Alice in Blunderland (Don Van Vliet)
C. When You Smile (Steve Wynn)
D. Barstool Blues (Neil Young)

Chris Forsyth: guitar/vocal
Peter Kerlin: bass guitar
Nick Millevoi: guitar (A, B, C)
Steven Urgo: drums (A, B, C)
Jason Robira: drums (D)

A, B, and C were recorded by Jeff Zeigler at Uniform Recording, Philly, December 21 & 30, 2014
D was recorded by James Dunn, live at Cafe Oto, London February 27, 2018 (D)
All tracks mixed by Jeff Zeigler, May 2020
Design/Artwork by Robert Beatty
Produced by Brucie Millions

A & B were originally released as a limited edition 7-inch as pre-sale swag for "The Rarity of Experience" 2xLP in 2016.
C was originally released as an Aquarium Drunkard Lagniape Session in 2016
D is previously unreleased.

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Chris Forsyth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“...a scrappy and mystical historian… His music humanizes the element of control in rock classicism (and) turns it into a woolly but disciplined ritual.”
-NY Times

“...a near-perfect balance between 70s rock tradition and present day experimentation,”
-Pitchfork

“...one of rock’s most lyrical guitar improvisors,”
-NPR Music

Contact: info@thechrisforsyth.com
Booking: al@highroadtouring.com
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