| Anchors & Ampersands | ||||
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| Released | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | Tin Angel | |||
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Anchors & Ampersands is the seventh album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling ( Chris A. Cummings), released in 2017. It is a collection of original material, with two cover versions – " I'll Be Around", & "Double Suicide" by Sandro Perri. [1]
With songs written that span more than half his life, Cummings' seventh album has been called a "reflection on mortality", & a "mellow & tender" record with elements of soul, Brazilian & classic 70's soft-rock genres, as well as influence by Robert Wyatt. [2]
Track listing
Side 1
- Conundrum Redux
- No More Partylights
- Strong Suit
- Playin' Along '99
- Double Suicide
Side 2
- I'll Be Around
- Shadows & Counterparts
- Lost Look II
- Blue Strike The Hours
- Comes A Daybreak II
Personnel
- Produced & mixed, vocals & guitar by Zack G
- Recorded at Rooster Studios & Buenos Bandidos Sound
- Mastered by João Carvalho at João Carvalho Mastering
- Artwork & Design by Sharmila Banerjee
- Chris A. Cummings – Writing & arrangement, vocals, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, RMI Electra Piano, Lowrey MicroGenie, Roland RS-09, percussion
- Jay Anderson, Drums
- B.J. Cole, Pedal steel guitar
- Robin Dunn, Vocals
- Ryan Driver, Vocals & flute
- Thom Gill, Backing vocals
- Ben Gunning, Backing vocals
- Domenico Lancellotti, Percussion
- Matt McLaren, Bass guitar, guitar
- Alex Samaras, Backing vocals
- Jeremy Strachan, Tenor saxophone, Alto saxophone & Soprano saxophone
- Felicity Williams, Backing vocals
References
- ^ "marker-starling-reckons-with-mortality-on-anchors-and-ampersands". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Ancors & Ampersands". 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
