{"id":3946,"date":"2020-06-29T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=3946"},"modified":"2020-06-29T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T11:39:46","slug":"video-premiere-el-goodo-the-grey-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=3946","title":{"rendered":"Video Premiere: El Goodo &#8211; The Grey Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sonic Welsh wizards EL GOODO present the video for heady west-coast wig-out &#8216;The Grey Tower&#8217; through <em>Shindig!<\/em> Magazine. &#8216;The Grey Tower&#8217; is the first song to be shared from EL GOODO&#8217;s 4th long-player entitled Zombie which is released on August 7th by Strangetown Records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZ8c4rYu60k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Grey Tower is one of the newer songs on the album, in that they were written post-kids. It\u2019s about being a new parent and having to work longs hours in a job you hate and wondering why you\u2019re doing it when you should be at home.\u201d say the ever realistic EL GOODO. &#8216;The Grey Tower is an expansive, five-minute trip through the 60&#8217;s heat of Lauren Canyon and Haight-Ashbury via the picturesque Vale of Neath.\u00a0 &#8216;The Grey Tower&#8217; boasts an ensemble cast of 17 players, finessing the ride between bright, sun-dappled hippy pop and intense, squally fuzz with saxophone, harmonica, heavy strings and a Baldwin Electric Harpsichord.<\/p>\n<p>With a name taken from Big Star&#8217;s &#8216;Ballad Of El Goodo&#8217; and a slot supporting The Super Furry Animals back in 2006, EL GOODO have been content to be a band for those audiophiles that are &#8216;in the know&#8217;, happily inhabiting a world of bug-eyed, harmony-rich folk-pop-psych-alt-country-rock of their own creation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3947\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/El-Goodo-Zombie-2020-No-Credit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/El-Goodo-Zombie-2020-No-Credit.jpg 960w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/El-Goodo-Zombie-2020-No-Credit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/El-Goodo-Zombie-2020-No-Credit-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/El-Goodo-Zombie-2020-No-Credit-730x485.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Latest album <em>Zombie<\/em> is the result of a rapid-fire period of easy-come recording at the legendary Rockfield Studios in the company of experimental producer, Tim Lewis (aka Thighpaulsandra, a Julian Cope collaborator and former member of Spiritualized). Featuring over 20 musicians \u2013 including core members Pixy Jones (lead vocals\/guitars\/keys), Elliott Jones (drums), Jason Jones (vocals\/guitars) and Andrew Cann (bass) \u2013 the album welcomes contributions from Sweet Baboo\/Stephen Black (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute) and Welsh Music Prize-nominee, Eugene Capper (violin\/slide guitar).<\/p>\n<p><em>Zombie<\/em> gathers loose ends from the band\u2019s stop-start lifespan, as well as brand new songs exploring parenthood, losing parents and \u2013 tangentially \u2013 Spanish surrealist film. As well as recording direct to tape, EL GOODO dug around in Lewis\u2019 rich archive of analogue equipment at his Aeriel studio in Carmarthenshire, including a rare Univox early synth used by Joe Meek in the recording of his 1962 game-changer Telstar (now used by the band on I Can\u2019t Leave). The result of their journey is a rich tapestry of valve-powered sound, recalling the White Album, Scott Walker, The Troggs, Gene Clark, the Beach Boys and numerous other \u2018golden-age\u2019 sonic explorers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3948\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover.jpg 800w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zombie-cover-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zombie by El Goodo will be released August 7th 2020 through Strangetown Records and will be available on LP and Download.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order the vinyl at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.normanrecords.com\/records\/182012-el-goodo-zombie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norman Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3949\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ab67616d0000b273d4af292674d99de01977b010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ab67616d0000b273d4af292674d99de01977b010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ab67616d0000b273d4af292674d99de01977b010-300x300.jpg 300w, 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