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Date: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 1:30 PM
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Robbie Fulks returns to Bloodshot Records
New album Gone Away Backward out on August 27
[photo credit: Dino Stamatopoulos]
News post link: http://bloodshotrecords.com/news/robbie-fulks-re-signs-bloodshot-release-new-album-827
Like a misfit boomerang circling back around, we are thrilled to announce that Chicago-based artist Robbie Fulks has returned to the Bloodshot Records roster fold. Robbie will release a new full-length entitled Gone Away Backward
on August 27. The 12-song album – and his first on the label since 2001
– was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, The
Breeders) at Electrical Audio in Chicago, and will be available on
CD/LP/digital. Further details, track listing, and album artwork can all
be found below.
on August 27. The 12-song album – and his first on the label since 2001
– was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, The
Breeders) at Electrical Audio in Chicago, and will be available on
CD/LP/digital. Further details, track listing, and album artwork can all
be found below.
We asked Robbie for his thoughts on the new album and on coming back to the Bloodshot stable, and here’s what he had to say:
As
opposed to this idea that I’m “coming back to Bloodshot” (the verb
“crawling” has also been muttered behind sleeves) I don’t feel like I
ever left. For sure I never slammed the door behind me in proud,
valedictory defiance. Well, not since 1997 anyhow. Since then, I’ve
co-released 2 records with them (Very Best of [me] in 1999 and 13 Hillbilly Giants in 2001), doing separate runs on my imprint and theirs. I used their retail distribution network and other resources on Couples in Trouble in
2001. I contributed to compilations they put out in 1999, 2000, 2002,
2004, and 2006, and played for their 15th anniversary in 2011. Also in
’11 they helped me market my little tribute to Michael Jackson.
opposed to this idea that I’m “coming back to Bloodshot” (the verb
“crawling” has also been muttered behind sleeves) I don’t feel like I
ever left. For sure I never slammed the door behind me in proud,
valedictory defiance. Well, not since 1997 anyhow. Since then, I’ve
co-released 2 records with them (Very Best of [me] in 1999 and 13 Hillbilly Giants in 2001), doing separate runs on my imprint and theirs. I used their retail distribution network and other resources on Couples in Trouble in
2001. I contributed to compilations they put out in 1999, 2000, 2002,
2004, and 2006, and played for their 15th anniversary in 2011. Also in
’11 they helped me market my little tribute to Michael Jackson.
Most
people would pick “Put out a Michael Jackson tribute record” as the
best definitive answer to the question, “How do I make Bloodshot Records
go away?” However, Bloodshot Records won’t go away. I see them at shows
and seminars and parties and, in the case of Rob, wherever liquor is
sold. When I go down to the Bloodshot office to buy records from my
catalogue, there they are. Bloodshot. One reason I see Nan and Rob with
some frequency is that we live in the same general area. Chicago is a
big place, but the country music community is quite small. When you
exclude style-hopping working stiffs who occasionally slap on Stetsons,
and the usual corporately polished radio-imitation nonsense, there’s
maybe 10 of us. No, there’s 9 — Kelly [Hogan] went to Wisconsin. So
fate has really thrown us into the same cramped cauldron. Not a bad
place to be at all. At this point, I think we’re kind of impressed, with
each other and ourselves, that we’re still in the game; the smart money
20 years ago was on our being wards of the state by now.
people would pick “Put out a Michael Jackson tribute record” as the
best definitive answer to the question, “How do I make Bloodshot Records
go away?” However, Bloodshot Records won’t go away. I see them at shows
and seminars and parties and, in the case of Rob, wherever liquor is
sold. When I go down to the Bloodshot office to buy records from my
catalogue, there they are. Bloodshot. One reason I see Nan and Rob with
some frequency is that we live in the same general area. Chicago is a
big place, but the country music community is quite small. When you
exclude style-hopping working stiffs who occasionally slap on Stetsons,
and the usual corporately polished radio-imitation nonsense, there’s
maybe 10 of us. No, there’s 9 — Kelly [Hogan] went to Wisconsin. So
fate has really thrown us into the same cramped cauldron. Not a bad
place to be at all. At this point, I think we’re kind of impressed, with
each other and ourselves, that we’re still in the game; the smart money
20 years ago was on our being wards of the state by now.
We couldn’t have said it any better. Welcome home, Robbie! – Love, Bloodshot Records
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Gone Away Backward
Available widely on August 27
Featuring
Mike Bub (banjo, bass fiddle, vocals), Robbie Gjersoe (guitar,
mandolin, vocals), Jenny Scheinman (fiddle), and Ron Spears (bass
fiddle, mandolin, vocals).
Mike Bub (banjo, bass fiddle, vocals), Robbie Gjersoe (guitar,
mandolin, vocals), Jenny Scheinman (fiddle), and Ron Spears (bass
fiddle, mandolin, vocals).
Track listing:
I’ll Trade You Money for Wine
Where I Fell
Long I Ride
That’s Where I’m From
When You Get to the Bottom
Snake Chapman’s Tune
Imogene
Pacific Slope
Sometimes the Grass is Really Greener
Guess I Got It Wrong
The Many Disguises of God
Rose of the Summer
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Robbie’s website: http://www.robbiefulks.com/
Artist page on Bloodshot website: http://bloodshotrecords.com/artist/robbie-fulks
For tour dates*: http://bloodshotrecords.com/events/artist/25
*Robbie
continues his Monday residency at The Hideout in Chicago through June
and July. Check the venue site for each night’s theme and special
guests: http://www.hideoutchicago.com/calendar/
continues his Monday residency at The Hideout in Chicago through June
and July. Check the venue site for each night’s theme and special
guests: http://www.hideoutchicago.com/calendar/