GARY LUCAS AND JANN KLOSE’S
STEREOPTICON ALBUM OUT FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
(Songwriters
available for interviews in support of album)
Guitarist Gary Lucas and singer Jann Klose’s new
album, STEREOPTICON is being released this Friday, January 8, on Cosmic Trigger
Records/The Orchard. This is a songwriter’s album, probably most at home with
fans of AAA, indie, acoustic folk-pop/“urban Americana” music.
Also active songwriters, Gary and Jann collaborated
on songs over the past three years. Their friend Dan Beck, who has written
with Dion DiMucci, the Iron City Houserockers, Felix Cavaliere, joined them as
lyricist on 6 songs. In September 2014 and June 2015, Jann and Gary recorded 10
songs in New York City’s premiere analog studio The Maid’s Room.
STEREOPTICON can be found on all digital stores,
including iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stereopticon/id1065240432 and
on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018ZPIXGE.
DCRocks’ David Hintz writes about the album,
"This is quite an exciting collaboration that makes a lot of sense. Lucas
is more the veteran creative songsmith and Klose the younger, though well
beyond rookie status, singer songwriter. They both understand the trippier
original aspects to song structures with Lucas’ resume bordering on
unbelievable as he has worked with Captain Beefheart, Peter Hammill, and Bryan
Ferry.”
Music writer Arthur Levy posts of seeing Gary and
Jann live at the Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 in New York City, “Memorable night
indeed, the Gary and Jann project exceeded all expectations, and what a great
little music room.”
STEREOPTICON is produced by Jann, Gary, and Dan, who
call themselves “Dr. Tre.” The album was engineered by Jack McKeever (Joan As
Police Woman, Anna & Kate McGarrigle) and Jason Candler (Queen Esther), who
also plays soprano sax on “Nobody’s Talking” and tenor sax on "Well of
Loneliness." STEREOPTICON was mastered by Ben Kesler (Robert Randolph and
the Family Band).
Gary’s
co-written hits with Joan Osborne: “Spider Web,” and Jeff Buckley’s signature
songs “Grace” and “Mojo Pin” from the singer’s double platinum album, GRACE.
He’s worked extensively with Captain Beefheart. ROLLING STONE says Gary is,
"One of the best and most original guitarists in America...a modern guitar
miracle.” He just received the Premio Ciampi Lifetime Achievement Award in
Italy, named for one of Italy's most famous songwriters. In 2014, Gary received
the Ambassador's Award for Cultural Diplomacy from the US Consul General of
Milan. His long-awaited GARY LUCAS’ FLEISCHEREI: MUSIC FROM MAX FLEISCHER
CARTOONS will be released on Cuneiform, February 2016. He is currently
collaborating with Steve Kilbey (The Church), and Chris Shinn (new lead singer
of Live), and was (this fall) Music Director of "State of Grace,” a
multi-artist Australian tribute to Tim and Jeff Buckley.
Born in Germany and raised in Kenya, South Africa and
the United States, Jann Klose is currently collaborating with Ann Hampton
Callaway, Renaissance’s Annie Haslam, Hall & Oates’ John Oates and The
Yardbirds’ Jim McCarty. In 2015 Jann and his music appeared in the short film
THE BEAUTY OF DISASTER (Glimmer Girl, USA) and the award-winning Australian
feature documentary A VENUE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (BrinkVision, USA). His
most recent album, MOSAIC won three 2014 Independent Music Awards and charted
for several months on the AMA and Roots Rock charts.
Gary and Jann both worked on the movie GREETINGS FROM
TIM BUCKLEY (Tribeca Film/Focus/Universal). Jann is the singing voice of Tim
Buckley, while Gary consulted and played guitar. Tony Award winner Frank Wood
plays Gary in the film.
SECRET
WINGS music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvNeh8ozt_I&list=PL1385B6196B218BDD
