The John Henrys - White Linen - VINYL LP

The Fever Haze got it's start in the early 2010s as a solo studio project by Jackie Kalmink and has been in a state of evolution ever since. Based in Grand Rapids, MI, the band-including Eric Beck, Jim Versluis, Mike Greene, and Seth Beck-has collaborated over more than a decade to a string of albums blending loud guitars, classic pop sentiments, and earnest lyricism.The band's first full-length album InchI'll Be in the Same Place You Left MeInch released in 2014, setting the tone for the group's DIY approach to production. Jackie Kalmink was responsible for nearly every part of the album, including all of the songwriting, the majority of the recorded instruments throughout, the engineering, and production from start to finish. That same year, the band began working on their next with Mike Greene on bass, Jim Versluis on drums, and featuring Alex Perez and Nick Richardson on guitar to record the follow up album InchDear Fate,Inch released in the summer of 2015. The sophomore effort helped define the band's early sound, drawing from the rock & roll roots they had grown up with to create tight pop songs wrapped in a distinctly garage rock packaging. Shortly after InchDear FateInch the band experienced personnel changes with the addition of Eric Beck on guitar, and the departure of Alex and Nick. The group's initial run came to a close with the 2017 record InchSlouch,Inch which was recorded live over a weekend at Jackie's house in Zeeland, MI with the help of Tyler Floyd, who handled some of the production duties. Shortly after this third the group went on hiatus, and most members moved on to work on other projects which now include Greet Death (Jackie, Jim, and Rick), Further Closer (Jackie and Rick), Bargain World (Seth), and a Seth Beck solo project.Following the initial waves of the COVID-19 pandemic-during which Jackie, Jim, and Eric worked on a new slate of d

While many of us have struggled to salvage a sense of purpose from a year's worth of isolation, veteran New York rocker Willie Nile has tapped into his own lockdown experience as a source of inspiration for the set of haunting new songs that comprise his emotion-charged new , The Day the Earth Stood Still. Although the veteran singer-songwriter borrowed it's title from the beloved 1951 science-fiction movie classic, the album was actually inspired by the sight of Nile's beloved hometown temporarily turned into a desolate ghost town. InchIt came from seeing the deserted streets of downtown Manhattan, with all the shops and stores boarded up and all these beautiful buildings looking down on everything,Inch Nile recalls, InchBut one Friday night last June, crossing Varick Street, I realized that there wasn't a car in sight, and that I could have laid down in the middle of the street without anyone noticing. The title The Day the Earth Stood Still hit me, and I carried it around in my head for awhile, and eventually it sparked this set of songs.Inch The title became the jumping-off point for one of the most powerful and personal albums of Nile's long and prolific career. Indeed, The Day the Earth Stood Still - his 14th studio effort - features 11 new original compositions that exemplify the artist's trademark mix of romance, idealism and humor, channeling a true believer's passionate affirmation of life, love and rock 'n' roll. Such new Nile originals as InchSanctuary,Inch InchExpect ChangeInch and InchWay of the HeartInch underline Nile's abiding passions, while the more out-there InchOff My MedicationInch and InchWhere There's a Willie There's a WayInch (co-written by fellow musical veteran Michael Des Barres) display his self-effacing sense of humor. Nile's hard-wired social conscience drives the heartfelt InchBlood on Your Hands,Inch recorded as a duet with Nile's We

The John Henrys - White Linen [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/31/2010