RICH RAGANY TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM ‘YOU CAN GET DARK WITH ME’
THROUGH BARREL AND SQUIDGER RECORDS ON JUNE 14TH
LISTEN TO LEAD SINGLE ‘A PLEASANT FICTION’ HERE:
FEATURNING SPECIAL GUEST KEN MOCHIKOSHI-HORNE FROM L.A. PUNK LEGENDS THE BRONX
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The previous few years has noticed the Calgary, Canada born, New York Town seasoned, and now UK based totally songsmith, Wealthy Ragany, building up fairly a name together with his more than a few bands of rock n ’roll trailblazers, The Position Fashions, The Loyalties and maximum lately, RR & The Digressions.
Wealthy’s songs have received over the hearts of many, maximum lately with the severely acclaimed albums ‘Past Nostalgia & Heartache’ and ‘What We Do (To No longer Let Pass)’ gaining substantial airplay on BBC Introducing, and rave critiques and contours from the likes of Vintage Rock, Vive Le Rock, Louder Than Conflict and Powerplay and many others.
Wealthy over time has shared levels with the likes of Ramones, Dangerous Brains, SNFU, Rammstein, Oasis, The Lemonheads, Warrior Soul, The Males They Couldn’t Cling, Whitfield Crane, Ginger Wildheart, The Execs, Steve Conte (New York Dolls), in addition to each and every band packing out venues in their very own proper.
All this revel in and ensuing consideration has introduced him to signing a maintain Barrel And Squidger (who’ve launched tune by means of CJ Wildheart, Huge Wagons, individuals of Standing Quo and Intercourse Pistols) with a brand spanking new solo album titled ‘You Can Get Darkish With Me’. Due for liberate this coming June 14th, the album options ten songs of heartfelt soul looking out and rousing anthems which can be uniquely non-public to Ragany and in reality get to the core essence of his persona and song-writing abilities.
“After the large dramatic manufacturing of The Digressions’ albums I sought after to create one thing extra non-public, an international of its personal, so I made up our minds to deconstruct to reconstruct,” explains Wealthy. “Each tune is a mixture of house recording, from the primary day of writing each and every tune, and correct studio stuff, to stay an actual non-public ‘directly from the instant of inspiration’ really feel however have a sonically and emotionally expanded spirit as smartly.
“Guitars recorded at the fly in my rest room as I wrote, in actual time. Most commonly acoustic, later taken and manipulated to sound ‘electrical’ (impressed by means of the Stones’ identical sonic experiments on Side road Preventing Guy). Backing vocals executed at the spot, a few of these actually recorded on a telephone mic in my rest room. I then took all this to my relied on good friend and gifted manufacturer, Andy Brook and added giant studio-grade bass and drums by the use of the gifted duo of Simon Maxwell and Ricky McGuire and experimented some extra. Then JUNO and Canadian Nation Tune Award successful manufacturer (and any other outdated good friend and brother) Russell Broom were given excited about a couple of tracks. Travelling again to my early house of Calgary and recording with him in reality introduced issues complete circle.”
The primary unmarried from the album is titled ‘A Delightful Fiction’ and includes a very particular visitor in guitarist Ken Mochikoshi-Horne of Los Angeles punk legends The Bronx.
“It’s a tune about habit and the place it leaves the individual suffering thru it. The place it leaves that individual’s family members. How emotionally each portions of the revel in are very shut within the emotional panorama. The makes an attempt of chasing the horrors away, whilst suffering to embody the principles desperately wanted, whilst perhaps being chased away by means of others. The musical backdrop provides a strut and hope, with an uplifting and difficult melody to embody the concept every now and then making a song or sharing your lifestyles, achieving out, may give one the energy to face once more. There’s hope.
“It’s superb to have Ken Mochikoshi-Horne play guitar at the monitor,” continues Wealthy. “We’ve been pals for years and all the time spoke about doing a a laugh collaboration. Upon listening to the tune, he instantly were given the streetwise strut and gritty really feel. I’ve been partial to his from The Dragons to The Bronx, so thankful for our friendship. His enjoying in reality provides one thing particular to the tune, and to the entire vibe.
Deep in its beating center, ‘You Can Get Darkish With Me’ has ten songs that began out so easy and solitary however have travelled thus far. In its personal global, achieving out now…
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‘You Can Get Darkish With Me’ credit and album data:
EMPTY AND FREE +++*
A PLEASANT FICTION +*
YOU CAN GET DARK WITH ME +++**
SIERRA BONITA ++***
TRAGIC CELEBRATION +*
REACH OUT +*
THE GREAT NOTHING +*
SHINE AROUND ME +*
WE’RE ALIVE ANYWAY +*
WORTH +*
RICH RAGANY, – Lead And Team spirit Vocals, Acoustic and Electrical Guitar, Piano and Keyboards
With…
SIMON MAXWELL, – Drums And Percussion
RICKY MCGUIRE,– Bass
ANDY BROOK – Piano on “Alive Anyhow” and “The Nice Not anything”.
Team spirit Vocals on “Sierra Bonita” and “The Nice Not anything”
Drum Programming on “The Nice Not anything”
RUSSELL BROOM – Further Guitars on “Empty And Loose”, “You Can Get Darkish With Me” and “Sierra Bonita”.
Bass and drum programming on “Sierra Bonita”
Keyboards on “You Can Get Darkish With Me”
KIT SWING – Team spirit vocals on “Empty And Loose” & “Achieve Out”
KEN MOCHIKOSHI-HORNE – Further guitar on “A Delightful Fiction”
MADDIE LEE – Duet Vocals on “You Can Get Darkish With Me”
Album Liberate Events – click on on dates for main points
June 14th Huddersfield The Parish
June fifteenth London The Black Center
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