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Since the 1960s, Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders, The Fugs) has been a major influence on the freakier edge of folk music, standing as Inchone of the first artists to explore the nexus where folk and psychedelia meetInch (All Music). On his new album Song Shards, which marries two concepts, also represents a return to health for Stampfel, who was unable to sing for a time due to dysphonia. Section 1 is made up of ancient stoic aphorisms prayers and observations of wit and wisdom (some inspired by his time in AA and others by smoking weed); while Section 2 sees Stampfel recalling radio advertising jingles, the first of which he heard on the radio at the age of 6 in 1945. Both are made up of extremely short songs. The album was produced by Mark Bingham (Marianne Faithfull, Dr. John, R.E.M.) and recorded in Brooklyn and New Orleans. Stampfel has collaborated with Michael Hurley, Jeffrey Lewis, Yo La Tengo, and They Might Be Giants and won a GRAMMY Award for his liner notes of The Anthology of American Folk Music reissue. According to Rolling Stone his music is Inchoddball and ambitiousInch and The New York Times called him Inchthe joyful embodiment of Americana of the folk hero.Inch Album Tracks 1. Muses Nine 2. Maximum Love 3. Every Person 4. Open Me 5. More Wack 6. Swell Hells Bells 7. Day Go By 8. The Obstacle Is the Way 9. God May Be Indifferent 10. Please Help Me 11. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 12. Find a Way 13. Be Strict with Yourself 14. You Are the Product 15. Hail Mary 16. Love the Hand That Fate Deals You 17. The Road 18. You Fight for Your Life 19. Focus 20. New Prayer of Jabez 21. Ajax 22. All-Purpose Rit 23. Aunt Fanny's Bread 24. Blatz 25. Castro Convertible 26. Cream of Wheat 27. Elsie, the Borden Cow 28. Goldblatt's 29. Libby's Canned Food 30. Linco 31. Log Cabin Syrup 32. Old Time
