“One of the great US songwriters…11 new originals…several of them are among his best…Case knows that his songs don’t need perfume and a clean suit.” – MOJO
"...It is a powerful set that finds his skills as a songwriter and his strength as a singer undiminished...Doctor Moan finds Peter Case in outstanding mature form...A grade”
--- THE VINYL DISTRICT
“Doctor Moan is filled with personal reflections on a long, storied career, but it’s never maudlin or dispirited. In fact, Case’s varied musical palette commands the listener to lean in close to view musical dioramas of scenes gone by, from the barroom blues of “Ancient Sunrise” to the Memphis appeal of “The Flying Crow.” Even the lovely two-minute “4D,” Case’s first recorded instrumental, lends further emotion and shadow to a three-dimensional listen.” -- NO DEPRESSION
“The cinematic and evocative single and album opener, “Have You Ever Been in Trouble” sets the tone for Peter Case’s Doctor Moan album.” – THE BIG TAKEOVER
On 16th solo album Doctor Moan, triple Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Peter Case channels spirits of jazz, blues, and boogie-woogie into exquisitely nuanced expressions. Released by Sunset Blvd Records, Case’s first piano-based release is sonically sparse yet emotionally rich, capturing the peak of both his songcraft and voice with an organic authenticity rare in the digital age. “I try to take things I love and use them in a new way,” mulled Case. “I grew up on 1950s and ‘60s rock & roll and folk. I learned how to play blues here in San Francisco, out on the street, and then was part of the punk rock movement … It’s all still in there; it’s my musical DNA. Hopefully it opens up peoples’ hearts and lets them feel emotions that they want to feel but don’t usually have,” he concluded. “And a lot of them are focused on surviving in this world now, so hopefully the warmth of companionship and comfort, too.”
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“One of the great US songwriters…11 new originals…several of them are among his best…Case knows that his songs don’t need perfume and a clean suit.” – MOJO
"...It is a powerful set that finds his skills as a songwriter and his strength as a singer undiminished...Doctor Moan finds Peter Case in outstanding mature form...A grade”
--- THE VINYL DISTRICT
“Doctor Moan is filled with personal reflections on a long, storied career, but it’s never maudlin or dispirited. In fact, Case’s varied musical palette commands the listener to lean in close to view musical dioramas of scenes gone by, from the barroom blues of “Ancient Sunrise” to the Memphis appeal of “The Flying Crow.” Even the lovely two-minute “4D,” Case’s first recorded instrumental, lends further emotion and shadow to a three-dimensional listen.” -- NO DEPRESSION
“The cinematic and evocative single and album opener, “Have You Ever Been in Trouble” sets the tone for Peter Case’s Doctor Moan album.” – THE BIG TAKEOVER
On 16th solo album Doctor Moan, triple Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Peter Case channels spirits of jazz, blues, and boogie-woogie into exquisitely nuanced expressions. Released by Sunset Blvd Records, Case’s first piano-based release is sonically sparse yet emotionally rich, capturing the peak of both his songcraft and voice with an organic authenticity rare in the digital age. “I try to take things I love and use them in a new way,” mulled Case. “I grew up on 1950s and ‘60s rock & roll and folk. I learned how to play blues here in San Francisco, out on the street, and then was part of the punk rock movement … It’s all still in there; it’s my musical DNA. Hopefully it opens up peoples’ hearts and lets them feel emotions that they want to feel but don’t usually have,” he concluded. “And a lot of them are focused on surviving in this world now, so hopefully the warmth of companionship and comfort, too.”
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lyrics
A cup of coffee
Corner spot
It ain't much
But at least it's hot
It's cold inside
This bag of bones
Too late to cry
For the Rolling Stones
Heard a story
Evening news
'Bout the Capulets
And the Montagues
private highway
Airport bound
The convoy speeds
Past shanty town
Th gates knocked down
The deck is cleared
The thieves escape
The victims cheer
They come on strong
Fool like ghouls
And don't think twice
About the book of rules
Lower Main Street
Soaking wet
Wondering 'bout
The safety net
Boats up river
Won't come down
Believe to my soul
We're water bound
Lost your taste
For hearing truth
Got lost in a
polling booth
Don't know what
You're talking about
Don't seem to care
If you ever find out
Slur that song
Hail to the chief
You can't afford no more
To chew with teeth
Leveraged force
And power tools
Taking all apart
Your book of rules
The only trick
I know is this
The meadow hangs
In the great abyss
The drama ends
The curtain drops
The lights go down
The music stops
Long-tailed monkey
Short-haired dog
Do the dance on a
Hollow log
Big-necked goose
Wild and strong
Turns on you
And the book is gone
Oh
Oh yeah
The book of rules
Your book of rules
A-la la la
Your book of--
A da da da-ba da da da
Your book of rules
So I signed on board
A pleasure yacht
Had to turn over
Everything I got
From raising Cain
And driving mules
'Til all I had left was
A pack of Kools
The ship weighed anchor
Trimmed the sails
Through summer storms
And winter gales
'Til we lost all hands and
Went doen blind
But the book of rules
Stayed on my mind
Said "So long Chief
I'm on my way
Won't be back
For many a day"
Rode out the tempest
On the sea of fools
with the blessings from
Your book of rules
Your book of rules
Your book of rules
yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah
Your book of rules
Oh
yeah
Oh yeah
Lookin' for the answer
In your book of
yeah yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
I'm lookin' for the answer
In your book of rules
Oh yeah
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah
Talkin' bout the book
Your book of rules
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Gonzo. Passion. The Ming Vase. Haunting and beautiful. Every listen brings a new favorite.
Do something like this again, Miss Emma. Please let the answer be yes. Please let the answer be yes! alien9
An hour of spacey, dreamlike new music from Ducktails. “Daffy Duck in Hollywood” boasts mirage-like songs with laid-back melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2017
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Saw these guys open for the Rolling Stones in Minneapolis and they completely blew me away. Saw there was a new album coming out so I immediately pre-ordered it and picked this up as well b/c it's fuckin' brilliant! Tyme