From now until December 31, you can shop the Fluff and Gravy Store for huge discounts on LPs, CDs and T-shirts from your favorite artists, including Fernando, Jeffrey Martin, Hillstomp, Catherine Feeny, and The Harmed Brothers. Everything in the store is 25-50%! All t-shirts are just $10!
Best of all, there is only one flat shipping charge ($3.50 for US) whether you order one record or 20, so be sure to stock up!
Order HERE by December 15 in order to ensure Holiday delivery
Happy summer everyone! It’s going to be a busy one for us here at Fluff and Gravy Records. We are excited to welcome two new artists to the family, long-time Argentinian troubadour, Fernando Viciconte, and newcomer Indie Rock/Ambient Soundscapers, Vacilando.
Just to get you started, here is your 2015 summer anthem, from Mike Coykendall, as presented by Glide Magazine.
Read more about all of the release below! Remember that all of these records can be preordered here, and that shipping charges ONLY apply to the first item that you order.
The Vacilando and Fernando records are available as limited edition colored vinyl (hand numbered to 100), so be sure to get those before they go if it’s your bag.
Thanks so much for all of your support!
Much love,
John and Chad
Half Past, Present Pending is Coykendall’s 4th solo album,and his second on Fluff and Gravy Records. A departure from 2012’s Chasing Away The Dots, which featured numerous guests (M Ward, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel) and full band arrangements, this record is all Coykendall. The goal was to bring the listener closer to his live performances, and his setup which he affectionately calls “the rig”, consisting of an oversized Kay electric guitar, a tin can kick drum and a huge set of high-hat cymbals, all awash in delay and reverb. Half Past, Present Pending mixes excellent new compositions (check out “Hard Landing”) with tracks from his back catalogue (check out “East of Cheney” or “Spacebaker Blues”) along with fresh interpretations of other artists (he covers Roger Miller, Syd Barrett etc).
Available July 17, 2015 on lp, cd, and digital formats
Sample a track and pre-order the record here!
Hailing from Portland, OR, Vacilando might accurately be called the Fluff and Gravy house band. At it’s core, the band is a vehicle for the songs of John Shepski (FnG Head Honcho), accompanied by Chad Lanning (FnG partner, photographer, and social media guru) and Juniana Lannign (FnG Studios lead engineer).
Their debut record, While They Were Dancing, is slow and atmospheric, breathing deeply with vast empty spaces underneath heart-in-hand lyrics and a humble delivery. The band is fond of describing their record alternately as Bummercore or Bleak Midwestern Soundscapes, but just when the listener is drawn in and seemingly transported to another time and place, the band brings them crashing back to earth in a sonic explosion of screaming guitars and feedback. The music feels at once nostalgic and timeless, all while remaining grounded in the present.
RIYL: Yo La Tengo, Low, Fennesz, Vic Chesnutt
Available July 17, 2015 on lp, cd, and digital formats
Sample a track and pre-order the record here!
The Devil & The Blues sounds at first like a party record. But fans of The Reigning Sound, The Sadies or Freakwater will recognize the droll narratives of sadness, rebellion and wild redemption on this slightly psychedelic trip through the history of American roots music. Here, once again, Morgan Geer finds common ground at the peculiar crossroads of gospel, soul and 60’s psych.
There’s a real connection to the aforementioned bands too. Along for the ride with Geer is the rhythm section of drummer Lance Wille and bassist, David Wayne Gay, both former members of The Reigning Sound (Geer, Gay and Willie, as “The Unholy Trio”, have a crazy popular video of Public Enemy’s “Bring the Noise” that Bloodshot Record’s released a while back). Dallas Good, from The Sadies, drops by to play some spectacular guitar.
Rowdy, unswerving and often outrageously funny, The Devil & The Blues, is the new old sound of Drunken Prayer.
Available August 21, 2015 on cd, and digital formats
Sample a track and pre-order the record here!
3 years in the making, the album Leave The Radio On a virtual who’s who of Portland’s finest musicians, including Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey as well as members of M.Ward, Elliott Smith, Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. Fernando has come a long way since Magnet Magazine named him one of the ten Best New Artists of the Year in 2006. This record represents the next step in his ever-evolving musical trajectory, a career marked by creative integrity and an almost painful honesty which attracts fans from high and low that still believe in the redemptive power of rock and roll.
Last fall, Fernando dropped an early 7” single from the LP as a preview of what is to come. The a-side (“The Dogs”) is the second track on the record, and was featured by KEXP as their song of the day.
Available September 18, 2015 on cd, and digital formats
Sample a track and pre-order the record here!
Drunken Prayer continues their video onslaught for House of Morgan, with their most recent visual home-made offering for the tracks Things I Shud’v Done/Things I Should Have Done. This is Drunken Prayer at their finest – diy, balls to the wall punk blues, and slide guitar that feels like it’s about to rip the skin off of your forehead.
Enjoy!
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On September 13-14, 2014, Fluff and Gravy Records is proud to announce the inaugural FLUFF AND GRAVY MUSIC FEST at Music on the Mounds. 12 hours of Music will begin at noon on Saturday, and will feature 11 of the 14 bands on the Fluff and Gravy Label, including Hillstomp, Sassparilla, The Harmed Brothers, The Evangenitals, Jack Wilson, Jeffrey Martin, Kevin Lee Florence, Kenny Feinstein, Vacilando, Drunken Prayer, and Mike Coykendall. Sunday will feature music from 11am-1pm, and will finish with a set of gospel music preformed by an ad-hoc ensemble of Fluff and Gravy musicians. In addition to music there will be food and craft vendors, and camping, so please do bring your tent, van or RV and find a camping spot for the night of the concert (welcome to arrive on 9/12 and enjoy TWO nights of camping). There will be no alcohol sold at the event, but there will be free beer tastings courtesy of Big Deck Brewery. Camping spaces are limited and are assigned on a first come-first serve basis. ALL AGES and FAMILY FRIENDLY!
The venue, located just outside of Olympia, WA, sits on 10 beautiful acres, bordering the Mima Mounds Natural Preserve. There is plenty to explore, both on and off the property, and the music will take place in the barn which has recently been converted to house an ongoing series of concerts.
TICKETS: The only way to obtain tickets is at the link here. They are limited and will NOT be sold at the gate. Camping passes are going fast, so be sure to gets yours asap! Tickets are only $50 for the weekend, or $55 with camping included. Reserve your spot now!
Gates open at 10am on 9/13, but you are welcome to come out and set up on Friday, 9/12 with a camping pass!
Music begins at noon on Saturday, 9/13 and concludes at 1pm on Sunday, 9/14.
Drunken Prayer continues their House of Morgan video series with their version “Heigh-Ho (Nobody Home)”. The traditional song is a 16th century English madrigal that’s rumored to scare away the demons of hard times. It was often sung as a children’s carol at Christmas. The original tracks were recorded in December, 2011 live at KXCI in Tucson, AZ, with mandolin and backing vocals by W.C. Beck.
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Morgan Christopher Geer, the braintrust behind Asheville/Portland based Drunken Prayer, is on a quest. After recording the recently released House of Morgan (Nov, 2013) largely on his own, he has now taken to creating a series of videos to support the record. In keeping with the spirit of the record, all of these videos are self-produced. What began with the unsettling videos for “Hunt Me Down“, “KEF-666” and “I Saw It With My Own Two Eyes, Again” , changes course with his earnest take on the traditional “On Mobile Bay”. It’s one of the few straightforward tracks on the record, and there is good reason for that. Says Geer, “My grandfather used to sing me to sleep with this song when I was a little guy. He lived on Mobile Bay, at Mullet Point; those are some of my happiest memories. I found out later the song has some pretty objectionable lyrics, but he thankfully never sang those to me”. The video was shot in Fairhope, Alabama, on the shore of Mobile Bay, and is presented here for your enjoyment.
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Morgan Christopher Geer, the braintrust behind Asheville/Portland based Drunken Prayer, has been hard at work. After recording the recently released House of Morgan (Nov, 2013) largely on his own, he has now taken to creating a series of videos to support the record. What began with the unsettling video for “Hunt Me Down“, continues with “KEF-666”. Again using largely stock footage and free laptop editing software, Geer has crafted a perfect companion for a track that he calls “the clarion call of the desperate”.
Check it out here!
[youtube height=”315″ width=”560″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRzPzRmna34[/youtube]
Fluff and Gravy Records and Drunken Prayer are proud to give to you, the first video from House of Morgan, “Hunt Me Down”. The video is an accurate reflection of the dark comedy that is House of Morgan. According to Drunken Prayer mastermind, Morgan Geer, the creative process was much the same too. “I did it myself using whatever materials were at hand, mostly found and forgotten, and worked within my own ignorant limitations to create something very close to something original”.
The video and the album it comes from have been described as “an unintentional homage to Captain Beefheart”.
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House of Morgan, the Nov 2013 release (Fluff and Gravy) finds Geer taking things into his own hands. While the critically acclaimed Into the Missionfield was a densely layered studio undertaking, House of Morgan, was self-recorded using a Tascam cassette machine, a Radio Shack condenser mic, and Garage Band with nearly all of the instruments played by Geer in his bedroom. The resultant tracks are striking in their raw and naked beauty. From an enchanting cover of the old Depression era, “On Mobile Bay”, to screaming punk/blues rants like “KEF-666” and “Ultrabad”, the musical themes are widely varied.
While there are three different versions of previously released tracks here, House of Morgan is far from a sentimental stroll through the Drunken Prayer back catalog. These tracks offer a window into the mind of Morgan Geer, and the view that it affords is at once unsettling and comfortable. Though the record is sometimes a sharp contrast to previous efforts, this is undoubtedly a Drunken Prayer record. Geer’s trademark vocals, guitar, and wit are the threads that tie these divergent records together.
Drunken Prayer to Release House of Morgan, 11/19/13Drunken Prayer’s second full-length release on Portland-based Fluff and Gravy Records finds Geer taking things into his own hands.
While 2012’s critically acclaimed Into The Missionfield was a densely layered studio undertaking, featuring strings, horns, and several marquee players, House of Morgan was self-recorded, largely in his bedroom with nearly all of the instruments being played by Geer. Though the record is, by design, a sharp contrast to previous efforts, this is undoubtedly a Drunken Prayer record. Geer’s trademark vocals, guitar playing and lyrics are the threads that link these divergent records together.
[youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPhMQ_KRTHQ[/youtube]
