Lafayette by The Golden Dregs

"Hell it's been a long time coming, but boy was it worth the wait. Today we're delighted to be sharing news of the debut album from The Golden Dregs - the project of the magnificent Benjamin Woods.

Ben has spent the past four years filtering Falmouth life into his first full length album - Lafayette. What plays out is a rich representation of small town living; from the churn of the rumour mill to the assortment of intriguing characters that only seem to exist far away from motorways, itsu chains and the relative anonymonity afforded by city living.

With a musical approach inspired by 70’s Americana and jam bands - The Basement Tapes, The Grateful Dead and the Mussel Shoals scene - Lafayette is an album fit for longer evenings full of simpler decisions. It's jangly summer-summoning pop for the hours when the sun is disappearing below the sea." ART IS HARD RECORDS

Tracklist

1.	The House I Live In	3:31

2.	2 Up 2 Down	3:38

3.	What a Life / What a Waste	3:51

4.	Lafayette	2:54

5.	Cleopatra	2:16

6.	Adaptation	4:39

7.	Teen Tango	3:10

8.	George on Jane	3:18

9.	Life Aquatic	2:50

10.	Compadré	2:32

11.	Heartbreak Hotel (Revisited)	6:27

Credits

released May 25, 2018

Matthew Cleave plays drums. Ryan Cleave plays bass. Samuel Stacpoole plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals. Jacob Wilbourne plays keys , rhythm guitar on tracks 3 and 11 and sings backing vocals. Benjamin Woods sings and plays rhythm guitar.

Hannah Woods plays saxophone. Kath Williams plays cello. Additional backing vocals are sung by Yoko Mizoguchi, Katja Rackin, Michael Clark, Toby Mitchell and Louis Willbourne.

Produced by Benjamin Woods, with guidance from Christopher Gray and Louisa Kimmins.

Mostly recorded May 11th - 13th 2015 at Troubador Studios, Falmouth. Vocals recorded, re-recorded and re-re-recorded in U.K bedrooms until October 10th 2017, when enough was enough.

Painting by Jay Harper. Released by Art is Hard Records and Krautpop!

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