Eric
Lichter - Palm Wine Sunday Blue
Sentimental psychedelic pop epics from Green Pajamas keyboard
player and contributing songwriter Eric Lichter (who resides
in Seattle Washington), his debut solo album
recorded with Jeff Kelly. We've always felt The Green PJs earned comparisons
to XTC and with that in mind we can draw lines to connect the points between
Eric Lichter as Dave Gregory to Jeff Kelly's Andy Partridge and Joe Ross's Colin
Moulding. And having heard this self-crafted document we can really appreciate
what Eric brings to the table for the PJs. Lichter joined the band in 1997 and
has been writing material since then with increasing momentum. And as songwriter
of some of our favorite recent Green Pajamas songs, Lichter's album resonates
with the spirit of those creations, a ghostly doubled riff here, the phantom
phrasing there, all in all a bit breezier and sunnier
than his "day job", Lichter's songs are still awash in
melancholy… Revealing a different texture than the songs he usually contributes
to Green Pajamas, a more crooked and personal side to the artist. Half the songs
were recorded at home on his 8-track, the other half, up the road a bit, next
to a funny little QFC. The songs are sprinkled with feelings; like the quaint
crush he had on Halley Mills (still does), wrestling stories, childhood haunts,
storms and beaches. Lichter utilized unconventional production techniques and
instruments, for example the Japanese koto featured
on the opening track "Wildly Polite". However, Eric admits to having
some happy accidents, dropped down from who knows what. "Reflections on
the life I see on the day I see it."
A must for Green Pajamas fans, with guest appearances from PJ pals Jeff Kelly
and Laura Weller, among others.
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