Hello. I'm very pleased to be able to upload some songs from my second album, 'Come Around'. After working on it for the past two years or more, it's a relief to start getting them out there. Let me know what you think? There is no artwork to speak of yet but as soon as there is the album will become available for sale.
Of the other recordings featured here, the following information still holds good. 'Family Man' is my debut album. 'Christmas in Mousehole' is a Christmas-themed EP I recorded, which features live favourite 'I Got Wood'. Ace drummer Paul Wigens helped with some of the production on 'Come Around', as well as playing drums on most of the tracks. John Slattery played bass on all but one of the tracks. It's also been great having John Matthias play violin on the new album. Other musical luminaries who guested on the album include Paul Bradley (whose guitaring and vocal harmonies feature on many of the tracks); Pete Judge, who graced a few of the songs with some fine trumpet playing; Dan Moore whose keyboard presence can be felt on many songs and Pete Burns who brought musical saw and mandolin to the table.
In my time, I have also played guitar with John Matthias (now signed to Ninja Tunes) and Bristol band, the Blue Aeroplanes. I have writing credits on albums by both these artists and have performed live with them at venues such as Womad Festival and the Pompidou Centre, in Paris.
I also used to play with a 'Hank Williams side project', Hi-wayster. Check out the Hi-wayster Friends link from my page, if you're interested in hearing some of that material.
If you would like to view an amusing video clip of me trying to perform an acoustic song over a loud ringing phone, go to 'view my video' (I haven't ventured onto youTube yet!)
REVIEW OF 'FAMILY MAN'
“A Bristolian who has served his time with the Blue Aeroplanes, McCrindle’s debut is a wry, unfussy album of acoustic Americana somewhere between Roger McGuinn and the backwoods gothic of Jim White that ‘examines the relationship between family life and personal fulfilment’. It’s full of optimistic charm, bittersweet compromise and a warm tribute to his family. The songwriting is solid throughout. ‘Only One Road’ is sinewy and simple, others like ‘Work of Art’ are embellished with discreet African percussion, strings and a hotly cross small child demanding that dad puts down his guitar. It’s a measure of his skill that ‘Children’, a heartfelt tribute to new priorities (“Goodbye rock and rollâ€) avoids being either twee or mawkish and instead is touching. He’s a big softy, really.â€
Venue magazine – December 2007.
FAMILY MAN ALBUM - 10.00 GBP (INCL POSTAGE/SHIPPING)
