{"id":5472,"date":"2022-06-08T15:21:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2022-06-08T15:51:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:51:32","slug":"the-pinkerton-raid-merseybeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5472","title":{"rendered":"The Pinkerton Raid &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THE PINKERTON RAID is the solo\u00a0project of\u00a0North Carolina based singer-songwriter Jesse James DeConto. New song &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217;\u00a0was \u00a0inspired by conversations DeConto had with musician Scott McFarlane (who plays drums on the track) about his family farm in the country outside of Liverpool, where for years they&#8217;d host garden parties filled with music and dancing<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Merseybeat&quot; cover art video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V0gYA4lk9gk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A wistful, sepia-toned snapshot of a song, The Pinkerton Raid\u2019s chiming new single &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217; brings a long-faded sound from a distant time and place echoing back to the present, shimmering as if born anew. In name and in sound, the track is a heartfelt nod to the \u201960s Merseybeat scene, whose music \u2013 by bands like The Searchers, Gerry &amp; the Pacemakers and, of course, The Beatles \u2013 reverberated from the basement clubs of Liverpool all the way around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, every song begins with a story,\u201d says The Pinkerton Raid\u2019s singer-guitarist and mastermind Jesse James DeConto. \u201cI was inspired because drummer Scott McFarlane \u2013 who plays on the \u2018Merseybeat\u2019 single \u2013 spoke with so much love about where his mom&#8217;s family came from: a rural village called Thurstaston in England\u2019s Wirral Hundred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Wirral Hundred lies on a peninsula between the Rivers Mersey and Dee, with Wales across the Dee and Liverpool across the Mersey. Given its close proximity to the latter, the Liverpool Football Club is the area\u2019s most beloved sports team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScott introduced me to \u2018You&#8217;ll Never Walk Alone,\u2019 the Liverpool F.C. fight song,\u201d says DeConto, \u201cwhich was written by Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein and made famous by Gerry &amp; The Pacemakers. The two of us connected around the Merseybeat sound, the Pacemakers and, of course, The Beatles. He was always talking about how beautiful Thurstaston was; how his grandfather had a farm there, where his family hosted these garden parties and played music into the night. When I wrote \u2018Merseybeat\u2019, I was trying to capture the feeling his stories evoked of this beautiful, slow-moving, pastoral place, while at the same time nodding to the original Merseybeat music scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ThePinkertonRaidSoloShoulderColorCarolineDeContoCredit-copy-2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ThePinkertonRaidSoloShoulderColorCarolineDeContoCredit-copy-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ThePinkertonRaidSoloShoulderColorCarolineDeContoCredit-copy-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ThePinkertonRaidSoloShoulderColorCarolineDeContoCredit-copy-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ThePinkertonRaidSoloShoulderColorCarolineDeContoCredit-copy-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ThePinkertonRaidSoloShoulderColorCarolineDeContoCredit-copy-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sessions for the single were helmed by producer David Wimbish of North Carolina band The Collection, who toured recently with Larkin Poe. Over the last few years, Wimbish and DeConto have built a close creative relationship, working together on several of The Pinkerton Raid\u2019s releases, including 2018\u2019s <i>Where The Wildest Spirits Fly<\/i> and all of the band\u2019s recent singles. \u201cI admire David so much,\u201d DeConto says. \u201cHe&#8217;s a musical savant who plays everything \u2013 brass, strings, vibraphone. Even more importantly, when we\u2019re in the studio together, I feel understood. He recognises my strengths, sometimes better than I do, and he pushes me toward them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the recording of &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217;, DeConto and Wimbish were joined by McFarlane on drums, longtime Pinkerton Raid bassist Jonathan DePue, and also Garrett Langebartels, who added a second electric guitar in a live-tracked session. DeConto had pre-recorded the acoustic guitar, and Langebartels improvised his part in the studio, playing off DeConto\u2019s acoustic and electric. \u201cThe acoustic guitar grounds things in this rural, folky kind of place, but then it&#8217;s got these chiming electric guitars too,\u201d DeConto says. &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217; didn\u2019t seem to call for any additional overdubs beyond the lead vocals. \u201cIt felt complete after the initial tracking sessions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pinkerton Raid will be hitting the road this June in the lead up to the release of &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217;. After sitting things out for most of the pandemic, DeConto is ready to get back to doing what he loves most\u2014playing live in front of an audience\u2014and he\u2019s got a brand-new touring lineup along for the ride: Derek Skeen on bass and backing vocals, utility player \/ \u201cunicorn\u201d Luis Rodriguez (of Aquarian Devils) on guitar, trumpet, keys, percussion and backing vocals, and a rotating cast of drummers.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Pinkerton Raid\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/follow.thepinkertonraid.com\/merseybeat\"> &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217;<\/a> single is out 8th July. \u00a0The song is dedicated to the memory of Helen Kendrick McFarlane \u2013 mother of &#8216;Merseybeat&#8217; drummer Scott \u2013 who passed away in January after a long battle with cancer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5472&#038;t=The%20Pinkerton%20Raid%20%E2%80%98Merseybeat%E2%80%99&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5472&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FThePinkertonRaidSoloShoulderColorCarolineDeContoCredit-copy-2.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=The%20Pinkerton%20Raid%20%E2%80%98Merseybeat%E2%80%99\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5472&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20Pinkerton%20Raid%20%E2%80%98Merseybeat%E2%80%99&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5472\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE PINKERTON RAID is the solo\u00a0project of\u00a0North Carolina based singer-songwriter Jesse James DeConto. 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