THE DITCHFLOWERS "Carried Away"

2007（SUNSHINE DRENCY） ￥1,800(taxin) NEW ARRIVAL 2008.7.25

骸骨に寄り添う無垢な少女にウサギ！なんとも毒々しいメルヘンワールド・・・・てなジャケットから想像できるような音ではまったくないのですが笑　元Barely PinkのフロントマンであるBrian Merrill率いるフロリダの、The DitchflowersのデビューCDでございます。ジョンレノン/ポールマッカートニー（というかBeatles）スタイルの作曲法やXTCやトッドラングレン、スティーリーダンなんかの影響色濃いちょっぴりストレンジでタイムレスなメロディー＆フォーキーなギターポップでNot Lameなどパワーポップ系サイトで大フィーヴァーしたのも記憶に新しい。popboomerangのバンドのファンには彼らのようなモダン・クラシックポップは”ド”ストライクでしょう。

Track Lisiting: （全曲試聴）
1 My Next Life
2 Home Away From Home
3 All The Time In The World
4 Hearts Caved In
5 Walkin' Back
6 New Skin
7 Since I Met You
8 Boys
9 Sweet Mercy & Understanding
10 Aunt Marie
11 Kind Kind Kind
12 Spend My Life

MEMBER
Ed Woltil
Brian Merrill
Mike Hoag
Stan Arthur
Steve Connelly

SITE
OFFICE: www.theditchflowers.com/
MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/theditchflowers

BIOGRAPHY
Former frontman of Big Deal recording artists Barely Pink, Brian fuses craft and showmanship with thick, chewy, pop-rock goodness. Tough yet tuneful, The Pink were the go-to band for high-profile opening slots for the likes of Cheap Trick and The Smithereens. Brian’s music has been featured in broadcasts by such diverse outlets as the XGames on ESPN, the Disney Channel and the Tokyo Broadcasting System. Brian’s been in show biz since he was chosen at age 11 to back up The Carpenters with a choir of other overrated sixth graders.

Award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ed Woltil channels inspired melodicism and riveting musicianship. Whether leading Tampa Bay power pop savants, Mad For Electra, or playing rhythm guitar with Florida’s legendary Headlights (Roger McGuinn’s one-time backing band), Woltil has charmed audiences and critics alike. Power pop maven Jordan Oakes (Yellow Pills) wrote that “in Woltil’s songs, everything comes together - like in a magician’s rope trick.” Solo or with MFE, Woltil has opened shows for Richard Thompson, Marshall Crenshaw, Alex Chilton, Chris Isaak and Procol Harum. Woltil’s “Boys,” one of Carried Away’s twelve gems, has already garnered national attention as a Finalist in the Folk category of the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Session 1.

Woltil helped Barely Pink pull off Side Two of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album at the 2004 WMNF Beatles Tribute concert—a singular performance that made waves among Tampa Bay music circles. Sitting in with the band at a number of other local gigs rekindled Merrill’s and Woltil’s friendship, whetting their appetites to do something with a little more stretch than their recent pursuits. Merrill invited Woltil to come down to his Studio B in St. Petersburg and collaborate with him on a few songs. After writing and recording basic tracks for Hearts Caved In and My Next Life, the two realized they had a pair of gems in their possession and decided to keep exploring the rich vein of possibilities open at their feet. A weekly tradition ensued. Woltil and Merrill would follow the muse wherever she led, and ended up making exactly the album they wanted to make.