Gramercy Arms is the New York City-based musical collective fronted by singer-songwriter Dave Derby. Although the list of guests* who contributed to the group’s new (third) album Deleted Scenes is longer than many of our reviews, the ten songs here form an organic whole. A lot of hard work has gone into this, according to Derby’s explanation: “Every step of this record has been about collaboration. Before we started, Ray Ketchem and I documented our vision for how the record should be. We wanted it to be simple, melodic, powerful and beautifully recorded.” Mission accomplished. This is quality indie folk-pop, rich and warm, atmospheric and melancholic.
Deleted Scenes, produced by Ray Ketchem, is out now digitally through Magic Door Record Label. *Featuring performances by Lloyd Cole, Kevin March (Guided by Voices, Shudder to Think), Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices, Nada Surf), Sean Eden (Luna, Elk City), Mark Lizotte (Diesel), Phoebe Summersquash (Small Factory), Rainy Orteca (Joan As Police Woman), Renee LoBue (Elk City, Flowers of America), Kendall Meade (Mascott), Verena Wiesendanger (Semi Gloss), Claudia Chopek (Echo of the Ghost), John Leon (Roky Eriksen, Royal Arctic Institute), Rafa Maciejak (Lloyd Cole and the Negatives, Ivy), Hilken Mancini (Fuzzy, the Monsieurs), Richard Alwyn-Fisher (King Canutes), Mike Errico, Steve Hurley (Gigolo Aunts), Lysa Opfer (Aeon Station), Carl Baggaley (Royal Arctic Institute, Elk City), Peter Hess (The Hold Steady), Gary Burton (Dovedale).
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