Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Who Played What on the Record

The complete list and of whom and what you hear on the record.

"Election: 1800" (Kerr/Peach/Connatser/Williams)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass, Ebow guitar
Josh Williams - drums

"Whiskey Rebellion" (Kerr)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar, hand claps
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass, hand claps
Josh Williams - drums

"Eli Whitney" (Kerr)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, nylon string guitar
Daniel Connatser - acoustic guitar
Matthew Peach - 12 string guitar
Josh Williams - drums
Jeremy Darrow - double bass
Alexandra Deane - violin

"Commodity" (Peach)
Kelly Kerr - vocals
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass
Josh Williams - drums

"Bring Out Yr Dead" (Kerr/Peach)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar
Daniel Connatser - guitar, backing vocals
Matthew Peach - bass, tambourine, 12 string guitar, backing vocals
Josh Williams - drums
Aaron Sefton - backing vocals

"Dear Abby" (Kerr)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, nylon string guitar, bongo box
Matthew Peach - bass, tambourine, acoustic and electric guitars
Rachel Sefton - backing vocals

"Groomed to Lead" (Peach)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass
Josh Williams - drums

"Gold Rush" (Kerr/Peach/Connatser/Williams)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass
Josh Williams - drums
Daniel Rice - hand claps
Aaron Sefton - hand claps

"Bob Dole" (Peach/Kerr)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, acoustic guitar, cowbell, Casio keyboard, omnichord, Ha Ha's
Daniel Connatser - Ha Ha's
Matthew Peach - bass, Ha Ha's
Josh Williams - drums, Woo
Jessica Connatser - Ha Ha's

"The Great Stink" (Kerr)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass
Josh Williams - drums

"Let's Go to War" (Kerr/Peach/Connatser/Williams)
Kelly Kerr - vocals
Daniel Connatser - guitar, backing vocals
Matthew Peach - bass, backing vocals
Josh Williams - drums, backing vocals

"Know It All" (Kerr)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass
Josh Williams - drums

"Central Incompetence Agency" (Peach/Kerr)
Kelly Kerr - vocals, guitar
Daniel Connatser - guitar
Matthew Peach - bass, backing vocals, electric guitar
Josh Williams - drums

Album Credits (part 1)

Since the record is available now online, many people won't see the credits for the record, so I'm posting them here (in two parts) for them to see.

Kelly Kerr & the Distractions
Chronological Disorder or How to Pass History in 13 Easy Steps

Researched, Documented and Reported by
Kelly Kerr, Daniel Connatser, Matthew Peach, Josh Williams

Cover and package design by Brian G. Pitts

Recorded at Gravity Boots Recording Studio, Nashville, TN, from March to December, 2009.
Produced by Daniel Rice, Aaron Sefton, Kelly Kerr, Matthew Peach, Daniel Connatser, Josh Williams
Engineered by Daniel Rice and Aaron Sefton
Mixed by Daniel Rice

This album is dedicated to history lovers everywhere, and to Dr. Amy Sayward, for her years of counsel, patience and friendship.

Special thanks to Jessica Connatser, Angela Peach, Mary Frances Kerr, Mitchell Murphree and everyone at Tomato Tomato (r.i.p.), Jeremy Peach, Justin Kerr, our families (esp. Ron Peach--thanks for letting us use "No. 2"), Steve Cross, Wes Lewis, Samantha Blanchard, Daniel Smith, Chuck Bruner, Bingham Barnes, Street Light All-Stars, Liquid Smoke, Heaven's Basement, Seth Timbs, Tatia Rose, Seth Graves, Stephen Rutherford, Brad Baxter, YEAH!, The Southern Girls Rock 'n' Roll Camp, Jacob Spaulding, Drew Dick, Chris Davis, Jason and Crisi Manley, Chris Freeman and Matt Field

D-Day

Drop day.

The record is available on iTunes, Amazon mp3, Napster and Bandcamp today.

In some ways this is the end of a long journey. Casting my nets into various media sources these days has shown me that the journey of getting the record out there is just beginning.

It's been a great ride, and it's been hard to believe that this moment is now here. The way we do shows is different now since we'll have something to sell readily. No show that produces record sales can be a complete waste of time.

I wonder how the response is going to be. Who all will want to buy this? Several people say they do, and my confidence slides between thinking we'll sell well or not at all.

I woke up early and began the promotion for the record. I flipped the "ON" switch at Bandcamp. The iTunes company tends to do what it wants with release dates. I was afraid it wouldn't be available today, but I checked last night and it was already up. Better early than late in this case. Amazon had clips up weeks ago, and it's available there too. I don't have a Napster account, so I can't check that one.

"Expect the worst and hope for the best," is my motto in all of this, adding, "Work my butt off," to that as well. Lots of shows coming. Practice is going well for the record release show, our next huge hurdle.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Album Eve

Tomorrow the album will be available for the world to enjoy. Hard to believe that day will finally come tomorrow.

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