Plum Plum, by Kim Rancourt

Plum Plum

by Kim Rancourt

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1.	Walking the Trashline 03:53	buy track
2.	Circle's Gotta Go 03:47	buy track
3.	Three Dimes 03:20	buy track
4.	Claudine 02:35	buy track
5.	I Kissed Pat Place 01:39	buy track
6.	Hail 03:10	buy track
7.	Arkansas is Burning 04:08	buy track
8.	She Got Hit 09:44	buy track
9.	The Thing That Is 03:44	buy track
10.	Leave Your Light On 02:59	buy track

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released May 12, 2017

Kim Rancourt has fronted the bands When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, After That It's All Gravy and Shapir-O'Rama and been on a clutch of records, but plum plum is the first one to come out under his own name. Kim wrote the words, he and the band wrote all the music. About that band: Starting with Don Fleming, the guitarist (Velvet Monkeys, B.A.L.L., Gumball) and album producer (Teenage Fanclub, Screaming Trees, The Dictators, Alice Cooper) who assembled this klatch. YEAH. Joe Bouchard, founding bassist of the Blue Oyster Cult and studio savant. Also in attendance is drummer extraordinaire and human dynamo Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth). Two guitars—Fleming and the always in motion Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, Gods and Monsters) laying a carpet of flowers and fugg over everything they touch. It’s glorious.

“[An] impeccable cluster of cohorts/co-conspirators. There is an air of fun, raw and loose playing – not quite punk but more garage – and the vocal delivery is perfect for these tracks – a mix of some singing and sprechgesang.
You have to love it. And you will.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED” - Rob Ross, PopDose.com

“The Beautiful Mess of Art and Noise Rock. Plum Plum is bound to leave an impression on listeners.” - Lauren Doyle, MXDWN.com

“This album is the embodiment of New York City. From The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, New York Dolls, Ramones, Sonic Youth and others, this album is the baton being passed. Plum Plum is absolutely stunning. This album has it all: dissonance, trippy guitars, atmosphere, open spaces, and genuinely compelling music. I did not expect to fall for this one as hard as I have. I went into this listening with no expectations and the damn thing completely floored me. The writing, creativity, and attitude is absolutely upper echelon. This whole album is badass and mind blowing. Plum Plum is an album that will give no one buyer’s remorse. You will only get embarrassment if someone asks you to put this on and you don’t have it. SO go now and purchase this, pronto!” - Harry Kaplan, TwangriLa.com

"Plum Plum easily avoids the tropes that lessen late-career affairs, with Kim Rancourt’s efforts thriving on the spark of invention that eludes many artists less than half his age." - Joseph Neff, TheVinylDistrict.com

Kim Rancourt - Vocals
Joe Bouchard - Bass guitar, keyboards
Don Fleming - Electric guitars, backing vocals
Gary Lucas - Electric and acoustic guitars
Steve Shelly - Drums
Joe DeFilipps - Backing vocals

Lyrics: Kim Rancourt
Music: Joe Bouchard, Don Fleming, Gary Lucas, Kim Rancourt and Steve Shelly

Produced and Mixed by Don Fleming for Instant Mayhem Productions
Executive Producer: Joe DeFilipps
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

Recorded At:
Echo Canyon West
Ted Young - Audio Engineer

Mixopolis
Mitch Raboy - Audio Engineer
Samantha Gattsek - Audio Engineer
John Baldofsky - Assistant Audio Engineer

Midland Sound
Don Fleming - Audio Engineer

Photographs: Michael Lavine
Artwork: Pete Ciccone
Everything: Rob Cabana

All songs published by: Clown Heroes (BMI), Joe Bouchard Music (ASCAP), Instant Mayhem Music (BMI), Gary Lucas Music (BMI), & Vampire Blues/Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI)

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