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    City of Song, by The Battered Case, in physical form!

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1.
Rip Van Winkle 03:40
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2.
Keep the Books 02:55
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3.
Hollow 03:59
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4.
Part of You 04:02
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5.
All the Way to Istanbul 05:06
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6.
Half Moon 04:56
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7.
Cheesecake at Rocco's 04:37
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8.
Schmears on Sissel Rye 04:37
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9.
The Ocean 05:22
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10.
Caribou 03:37
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about

Everybody needs a side hustle. Especially in a time of lost time. There’s a lot that’s happened these past three years, and some songs that might ordinarily have found a place in the mainstream were left floating, in expectation of a project to gather them up.

City of Song, by The Battered Case, is that project. Ten new recordings, ten songs stretching back beyond lockdown. And that’s the last time we’ll have anything to say about that.

Think of the Battered Case as a spin-off from Thursday’s Band, with a studio focus and space to add musicians wherever the arrangements allow. Everything was made effortlessly beautiful by Matt Kelly’s glorious strings (and one banjo moment). Ali Cossor lent her lovely harmonies throughout, and David Cammish and Rhys Wilson, both of Thursday’s Band, contributed expert cameos. Everything was recorded at leisure in Mark’s converted garage or Matt’s attic. That’s the culture in the Case, and it appears to work.

All the songs on City of Song are by Mark Gamon. They don’t have to be, but that’s how this project evolved. Four tracks celebrate New York, one celebrates new life. One unpicks a memory, one a mystery. The rest are just about how to survive.

Songs are like that. It’s why we like them.

Select MERCH to order a physical copy, or go to www.clunkandrattle.com
credits
released November 6, 2023

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released March 29, 2024

Mark Gamon - guitars, bass, voice, virtuals
Matt Kelly - fiddles, violas, mandolin, banjo, kemençe, voice
Ali Cossor - voice
David Cammish - doghouse bass on 6 and 9
Rhys Wilson - guitar on 1, voice on 9

All songs © markgsongs 2023
Except track 3 © David Hardie, markgsongs 2023

Recorded and mixed by MarkG and Matt Kelly
Mastered by Andy Cross at www.zooaudio.co.uk
Vocal coaching: Liuba Doga
Design and artwork: whitebeardarts@gmail.com
Photography: www.markgamon.com

Apologies to Sir Anthony Hopkins (paraphrased on 9)
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