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A Safe HeartReleased 11.10.11
1. Intro (Fishin' Boat)2. Fishin' Boat3. Sleep4. Golden Noose5. Victory Dance6. Take A Stand7. Tidewater8. Mine Diamond9. Sails10. Dinosaur Age (Live)
Written + Produced by Lone Madrone
Recorded + Mixed by James Phillips (Portland)
Mastered by Dave Harris, Studio B
Mastering (Charlotte, NC) Artwork by Marshall
Stokes
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Hailing from disparate sides of the States, it took a rare Portland, Oregon, snowstorm to birth the foot-stompin', ramblin' country rock of Lone Madrone when neighbors and founding members Tucker (guitar, vocals, drums/percussion, piano, glockenspiel) and Paxton Scott (electric/upright bass, backing vocals), in an effort to combat cabin fever, started jamming together, quickly penning a few tunes.
Come spring and summer of 2011, the duo enlisted lead guitarist Michael Bateman and drummer James Phillips (Bombadil), and the group began to self-record and produce its debut album, A Safe Heart, between homes in Eugene and Portland. Phillips recorded and mixed most of the album before returning to Bombadil (Ramseur Records), but Lone Madrone picked up Erich Spielman in his stead and self-released A Safe Heart on November 12, 2011 at The Piano Fort.
While A Safe Heart moves from twangy ditties—like the French-peppered, Lafayette- and Luke Skywalker- inspired "Fishin' Boat"—to alt-country jams—the punky romp of "Mine Diamond" or the gritty love song "Victory Dance"—to tender touches from a delicate cello (Josh Starmer) on the brief "Take A Stand" followed by the ever-present pedal steel (Paul Brainard) on "Tidewater," the musical influences are vast.
"Old-Timey Blues Swing from the future," is how Scott puts it as Lone Madrone's new, live material contains hints of psychedelic rock while maintaining a roots vibe, mixing the classic songwriting influences of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Tom Waits, and John Prine with the psychedelia of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin next to the pioneering blues of Son House and Robert Johnson.
It's these elements combined that ignite Lone Madrone's raucous live set. Or as musician Darka Stebivka so eloquently recounted: "Their edges are loose and wild, and their live shows feel like spontaneity took it's top off and flashed your granny." Sharing Oregon stages with the likes of Langhorne Slim & The Law, Mike Midlo and Pancake Breakfast, and Marty Marquis of Blitzen Trapper, Lone Madrone has played Portland pubs and venues including Mississippi Studios, The Secret Society, LaurelThirst Public House, Someday Lounge, Backspace, The White Eagle Saloon, and the Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River.
Thrilled to be performing, writing and recording, the current trio of Tucker, Scott and Spielman is already working on new material. "Some have hints of psychedelic rock, Latin and even Gypsy but somehow keep a foot in the Americana/roots style," Scott explains. "This summer we'll be playing all over the Northwest, from Bellingham to Ashland, and we'll begin recording our next album in the fall, if we can wait that long."