Mark Eitzel, Candy Ass - 50m 33s

Tracks & Durations

1. My pet rat St. Michael	3:28
2. Cotton candy tenth power	4:44
3. Make sure they hear	5:40
4. Sleeping beauty	3:41
5. A loving tribute to my city	3:47
6. Homeland pastoral	4:52
7. Roll away my stone	3:36
8. Green eyes	3:15
9. Cobh	3:09
10. I am Fassbinder	4:26
11. Song of the mole	3:35
12. Guitar love	6:13

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Review

As the vocalist/songwriter for one of the most influential bands to emerge from the '80s - American Music Club - Eitzel's sound is constantly changing; from his first solo effort, "60 Watt Silver Lining" through to "The Invisible Man", which was primarily electronic based. He has allowed "Candy Ass" to retain a timeless sound by using both modern and older equipment, layering and interweaving his soundscapes over beds of percussion and drum loops to make some of his most beautiful songs. He also includes three acoustic based tracks including "Sleeping Beauty," which has become a current staple of his recent live shows. Eitzel penned 11 of the 12 songs while "Green Eyes" is a partial collaboration with Calexico. Calexico and Eitzel have long had a mutual admiration as the former originally recorded a cover of "Chanel No 5" for the AMC tribute album. While AMC is Eitzel's guitar driven side, his solo albums allow him to explore his electronic tastes more widely from Four Tet to Aphex Twin, and Eno to Mogwai.

Just prior to AMC's breakup in 1995, Eitzel began his solo career in earnest and since then he has released six albums including "West" with REM's Peter Buck, "Caught in a Trap..." with members of Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo and two albums of cover versions. Last year, American Music Club got back together for one of the most anticipated and amazing reunions in ages, with one US scribe declaring "forget about the Pixies reunion, this is the reunion of the decade". Their 2004 album, "Love Songs for Patriots", received widespread critical acclaim.

"Candy Ass" was recorded in San Francisco and London over a three-year period, both before and after the AMC reunion album and tours, and was mixed and mastered in London in June of this year where Eitzel spends much of his time.

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