The album also features guest appearances by Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, Chris Funk and John Moen of The Decemberists as well as longtime friend and musical collaborator Robert Lloyd. But Craig Finn isn’t the only rock royal (and baseball geek) to grace the tapes of Volume 2. Giants’ more successful bid, following the team all the way to its World Series win. The McCaughey-penned “Panda & the Freak” accompanied the S.F. “Don’t Call Them Twinkies,” with lyrics & vocals by Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and music by Steve Wynn, made the internet rounds and rocked Target Field during the Twins’ ill-fated run, becoming the unofficial battle cry of the team’s playoff hopes. 1: Frozen Ropes & Dying Quails – the band performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, was featured in the official World Series Program and Sports Illustrated among others – baseball’s sardonic rock chroniclers are back with an even more detailed look at the stories behind the stories of America ’s Favorite Pastime.īaseball fans may have already heard select tracks from the album during the 2010 playoffs. Haw River, NC (January 6, 2011) – The Baseball Project returns with Volume 2: High and Inside, its second album of baseball-themed rock n’ roll on March 1st via Yep Roc.įollowing the success of the outfit’s first album Vol. The Baseball Project (Members of R.E.M., The Minus 5, The Miracle 3) Make Follow-Up Baseball Rock Album Bring Along Craig Finn of The Hold Steady & Other Friends Liking a lot on this new album, especially the Fidrych and Conigliaro songs and the one Craig Finn sings about the Twins: Sportswriting has rarely sounded so good. When something glorious, stupid, heroic or hilarious happens in the baseball world this year it's very likely you'll be hearing more about it from The Baseball Project. And for me that really sums up the beautiful feeling that comes with spring training each year." The song was written, recorded and mixed in Portland and New York City, all in the space of about a week, setting a template for regular dispatches throughout the season.Īnd when will the next song come down the pike? Well, keep your eyes on ’s ‘The Life’ section and. Then I stumbled upon a saying from the great Indians player/manager Lou Boudreau: 'On opening day, the world is all future and no past'. The first track to be released is an optimistic, buoyant number called “All Future and No Past.” Says Scott: "I'd been reading all the pre-season reports and realizing that this is the time of year when every team has high hopes, no matter how unrealistic. Best of all, the songs will be absolutely free, just a way for the band to thank fans for the overwhelming support of their debut album “Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails” while working on the Volume Two, due early in 2011. The band will be providing tuneful commentary on baseball events big and small, recording them in magical bi-coastal fashion (Linda and Steve in New York City, Scott and Peter in Portland and Seattle, respectively) and putting them up online while the ink is still wet. Yes, it looks like Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, Peter Buck and Linda Pitmon will become a free-swinging musical blogging band this year when they release a series of download singles throughout the 2010 season. Ring Lardner pounds his typewriter keys, and Peter Gammons plugs in his Strat. ![]() In partnership with ESPN.COM, we now present to you Broadside Ballads, big league style: Phil Ochs steps up to the plate while Blind Boy Grunt twirls bats impatiently on deck. Having firmly established the previously unknown and unlikely marriage of Rock and Roll and baseball, the indie-rock supergroup known as The Baseball Project are now set to wed topical folk rock with sports journalism.
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