A year ago, New York City-based pop/rock collective Gramercy Arms released their Deleted Scenes LP, which they now follow up with their fourth album The Making Of The Making Of. A large number of the nine songs on the new album were recorded during the same sessions for the band’s previous one, which is quite meta title-wise. Singer-songwriter Dave Derby, the mastermind behind the music, explains: “I initially thought about doing a double album and then decided against it. (…) To me, there is an understated, almost dark horse element to The Making Of that gives it a special charm. (…) Even though these songs came from the same sessions, this album was much more of a band record.” Although many musicians contribute (including four different drummers) and one of the tunes is a cover (The Loud Family’s Don’t Respond, She Can Tell), the record is an organic whole. This is radio-friendly indie folk-pop, warm and endearing, with nostalgic quality – an engaging soundtrack for when you head home after the after party, while the sun rises.
The Making Of The Making Of, engineered/mixed/produced by Ray Ketchem, is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Magic Door Records. Featuring Dave Derby and Ray Ketchem, also with Doug Gillard, Sean Eden, Phoebe Summersquash, Renée LoBue, Kendall Meade, Verena Wiesendanger, Claudia Chopek, John Leon, Rafa Maciejak, Jules Verdone, Richard Alwyn-Fisher, Steve Hurley, Carl Baggaley, Peter Hess, Gary Burton, and Lloyd Cole.
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