scarecrow

by j featuring gary lucas

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'mrjaymathy' featuring gary lucas;

J: lead guitars hooks/vocals;

gary lucas ('jeff buckley'/'captain beefheart'): psychedelic, atmospheric guitar magic;

stuart fletcher (platinum selling 'the seahorses', 'the yards', 'chris helme band', 'rick witter & the dukes'): bass;

programming: andy miller;

lead guitar riff, additional drums, & synth strings: d.lang;

drum loop: jim mcdermott (Simple Minds, Deacon Blue, Hipsway, Kevin McDermott Orchestra)

*quotable quotes about Gary Lucas:

"One of the best and most original guitarists in America" —Rolling Stone

"The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero…an A-list musician" —The New Yorker

"Legendary left-field guitarist" —The Guardian

"One of the 100 Greatest Living Guitarists" —Classic Rock Magazine

"One of the world's greatest guitarists" —HITS Magazine

"You're a phenomenal guitarist" —Bruce Springsteen

"Man can play guitar!" —Captain Beefheart

"I could listen to you play for hours, Gary…beyond cool" —Lou Reed

"An incredible guitarist" —Nick Cave

"Man, you were really wailing!" —Leonard Bernstein

lyrics

scarecrow
scarecrow
scarecrow

pluck out his eyes & then sew them back in later
pluck out his eyes & then sew them back in later

fear, loss, empty soul, stuffed with liars papers
fear, loss, empty soul, stuffed with liars papers

scarecrow
scarecrow

freedom aside have you lost your patience?
trapped in the dark by a fearful hatred
there must have been those who had used up your trust?
picking your stitches & pushing their luck

scarecrow
scarecrow
scarecrow

credits

released November 25, 2015
written by j (assembled around a riff by d.lang/based on a riff by j)

produced by david lang (pete macleod/dolos) & andy miller (mogwai/life without buildings)

mixed & mastered: andy miller

additional initial mobile recording: martin docherty

recorded at cavewall studios, Coatbridge, Scotland

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gargleblast studios, Hamilton, Scotland: www.myspace.com/gargleblaststudios

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EPs SOON- Guitar: GaryLucas (CaptainBeefheart/JeffBuckley), & DaveGregory (XTC/DukesOfStratosphear); Bass: StuartFletcher (Seahorses), & TimSmith (Jellyfish/NoelGallagher/FinnBros); Keys: MikeGarson (Bowie/StVincent), & RogerJosephManningJr (Jellyfish/Air/Morrisey/Beck); Drums: JimMcDermott (DelAmitri), SteveWhite (PaulWeller), & MattJohnson (JeffBuckley/StVincent); Producer: AndyMiller (Mogwai) ... more

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