New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Visionary filmmaker
David Lynch will make his solo debut as a musical artist this fall with Crazy Clown Time. Produced and written by Lynch, the albums 14 original songs spotlight him on guitar and vocals. The album will be released on November 8 by independent British label Sunday Best Recordings / PIAS in America.
Two tracks released late last year Good Day Today and I Know already have American and British critics buzzing about the album. The Los Angeles Times writes: Frightening effects and mysterious lyrics: this is Lynch's most unexpected venture to date. The BBC declares: Now
David Lynch leaves his stamp on the music world as well... The Washington Post adds: Every bit as pleasantly odd as you might imagine from Lynch. New Musical Express calls it: the sound of a creative genius dipping a toe in a new medium.
Crazy Clown Time will be available for purchase at retail outlets in both physical and digital formats, including a Collectors Edition CD; iTunes exclusive with video; and a double LP set with bonus tracks.
Through the years, Lynch has collaborated frequently with others on various musical projects composer
Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), Polish pianist Marek Zebrowski (Inland Empire), plus Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse (Dark Night of the Soul). Crazy Clown Time, however, marks the first time Lynch steps into the spotlight alone.
The love of experimenting with sound and music is whats driving this boat, explained the self-taught non-musician. All of the songs on the album started as a jam. The jams eventually found a form and lyrics appeared.
Lynch recorded Crazy Clown Time over several months at his own Asymmetrical Studio with engineer Dean Hurley, who contributes guitar and drums to several songs. The recording process, Lynch recalls, was filled with happy creative accidents. There were so many accidents; this album should be in the hospital.
The result is a collection of dark songs Lynch has described as modern blues. Filled with foreboding soundscapes, hypnotic rhythms and enigmatic lyrics, Crazy Clown Time will surely resonate with fans of Lynchs films, but should also appeal to listeners who appreciate gloriously daring and quirky pop music.
The tracks released last year hint at the albums range. The driving beat of Good Day Today also fuels Stones Gone Up, Noahs Arc and Strange and Unproductive Thinking, while the menacing shuffle of I Know reverberates through So Glad, Football Game and Pinkys Dream, which features guest vocalist
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Lynchs passion for music has always figured prominently into his filmmaking, starting with his feature debut Eraserhead (1977) which included In Heaven, a song he wrote with
Peter Ivers and continuing through to his most recent work, Inland
Empire (2006) which featured several tracks penned by Lynch.
Four years ago, motivated by his growing musical ambitions, Lynch became the eponymous creator of the
David Lynch
Music Company. Then, in 2010, he transformed his Web site (www.davidlynch.com) into an immersive digital archive the offers material released by
David Lynch
Music Company since its launch, plus unreleased singles, experiments and instrumentals created by Lynch and collaborators throughout the years.
CRAZY CLOWN TIME
Track Listing
1. Pinkys Dream
2. Good Day Today
3. So Glad
4. Noahs Ark
5. Football Game
6. I Know
7. Strange and Unproductive Thinking
8. The Night Bell With Lightning
9. Stones Gone Up
10.Crazy Clown Time
11.These Are My Friends
12.Speed Roadster
13.Movin On
14.She Rise Up
