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Rhumba Country

by Pokey LaFarge

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - 140g metallic hi-melt gold color vinyl
    - 12", 1-LP, gatefold
    - Signed 5x7 print

    Includes digital pre-order of Rhumba Country. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around May 10, 2024
    Purchasable with gift card

      $26 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - 140g black vinyl
    - 12", 1-LP, gatefold

    Includes digital pre-order of Rhumba Country. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around May 10, 2024
    Purchasable with gift card

      $23 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    - Digiwallet
    - Signed

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    releases May 10, 2024

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1.
One You, One Me 03:13
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2.
For A Night
3.
Run Run Run
4.
Like A Sailor
5.
Sister Andre 03:05
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6.
So Long Chicago
7.
It’s Not Over
8.
Home Home Home
9.
Made To Be Loved
10.
You Make My Garden Grow

about

After crisscrossing the nation for the last half-decade looking for a home, Pokey LaFarge found himself in Mid-Coast Maine. Upon arriving, the Illinois-born singer/songwriter/actor pursued a major life change, working 12-hour days on a local farm—a turn of events that catalyzed an extraordinary burst of creativity and redefined his sense of purpose as an artist. Rhumba Country was initially shaped from material that emerged while LaFarge was deep in work on the farm. “I’d be pushing a plow or scattering seeds, and the songs would just come to me,” he recalls. “It was tremendously inspirational and made me realize that apart from singing, farming is perhaps the oldest human art form.” While farming, LaFarge began dreaming up a kaleidoscopic sound informed by his love of music from far-ranging eras and corners of the globe, including mambo, tropicália, rocksteady, and mid-century American rock-and-roll. “The songs that naturally come to me are upbeat and make you wanna dance or at least bop your head—they’re all very colorful,” says LaFarge. “I used to think of my music in dark blue, but now I see it in technicolor.” Co-produced along with Chris Seefried and Elliot Bergman and recorded in L.A., the resulting Rhumba Country is an invitation to come together to celebrate life and love.

credits

releases May 10, 2024

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Produced by Chris Seefried, Elliot Bergman, and Pokey LaFarge
Recorded and Engineered by Elliot Bergman and Ben Lumsdaine at Studio Figueroa (Los Angeles, CA); Pete Min at Lucy’s Market (Los Angeles, CA); Alex Hall at Reliable Recorders (Chicago, IL)
Mixed by Kennie Takahashi except “Home Home Home” mixed by Alex Hall
Mastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Sound (Nashville, TN)

Photography: Fabian Fioto
Illustration and Album Design: El Marquès
Art Direction: Addie Hamilton
Management: Geoff Harrison
Booking Worldwide (ex-Europe): Ryan Farlow and Maxx Lesnick for Arrival Artists
Booking (Europe): Colin Keenan and Steve Taylor for ATC Live







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Pokey LaFarge: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on 2, 3, 8, 10; Electric Guitar on 4, 6, 7, 9; Mellotron on 2
Elliot Bergman: Mellotron on 1, 6; Univox on 1, 3, 4; Tenor and Baritone Saxophone on 2, 4; Clarinet on 2; Percussion on 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10; Electric Bass Percussion on 4; Background Vocals on 4
Hank Mehren: Piano on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10; Keyboards on 1, 2, 4, 5, 7; Organ on 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10; Celeste on 5, 10
Jonny Flaugher: Upright Bass on 1, 2, 3, 9, 10; Electric Bass on 4, 5, 6, 7
Tamir Barzilay: Drums, Percussion on all except 8
Addie Hamilton: Harmony Vocals on 2, 3, 7, 9
Natalie Bergman: Harmony Vocals on 2
Chris Seefried: Electric Guitar on 3, 5; Harmony Vocals on 5
Erik Miron: Electric Guitar on 3, 5, 6, 9, 10; Trumpet on 7
Ben Lumsdaine: Drums, Percussion on 4
Alex Hall: Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals on 8
Beau Sample: Upright Bass on 8
Scott Ligon: Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals on 8
Casey McDonough: Harmony Vocals on 8




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Thank you

Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, for ALL things.
Addie, my wife, for your love and companionship.
Geoff, my manager, for believing in and supporting me.
Kevin, Andrew, Erik, and Hank, for the music and the laughs that make the miles we travel feel less arduous.
Danielle, the human Swiss Army Knife, for your selflessness and diligence.
Elliot and Chris, producers and collaborators, for your artistry.
Stephanie, for consistently making life easier.
Kim, for being my glue and cheerleader for years.









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Pokey LaFarge Camden, Maine

Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose well-rounded arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. His music transcends the confines of genre, continually challenging the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries. ... more

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