New Memories by Too Much Joy
As bored as everybody else while self-isolating in June, Too Much Joy decided to see if they could complete a couple of songs in time for the next Bandcamp First Friday.
The result is New Memories, a 3-track EP. New Memories parts 1 and 2 were written and recorded June, 2020. Snow Day was written in the early '90s, but never recorded till now.
Sandy and Tommy laid down the rhythm tracks at Riverworks, with the patient assistance of Matt Noble. Bill added his parts in his home studio, Jay recorded his with the help of his son Leo at home in Los Angeles, and Tim added his vocals at Anu Kirk's home in San Francisco.
Tracklist
| 1. | New Memories (Part 1) | 3:27 |
| 2. | New Memories (Part 2) | 3:06 |
| 3. | Snow Day | 2:29 |
Credits
Jay Blumenfield: guitar, vocals
Tim Quirk: vocals
Sandy Smallens: bass, vocals
Tommy Vinton: drums
William Wittman: other bass, other guitar, vocals
New Memories and Snow Day mixed by William Wittman
New Memories (Part 2) mixed by Michael James
Many thanks to a variety of facemask-wearing engineers: Matt Noble at Riverworks Recording, Dobbs Ferry, NY; Leo Blumenfield at Jay's house in LA; Anu Kirk at his house in SF.
Leo played some additional guitars, as did Michael James.
Tommy Vinton exclusively uses Evans Drum heads and Vic Firth sticks.
License
All rights reserved.
TMJ is/was a punk-pop band of some minor renown. Some of that renown was due to their music, which included semi-hits such as “Crush Story,” “Donna Everywhere,” and “That’s a Lie” — a cover of the LL Cool J tune that featured the man himself in the music video, which actually got played quite a bit during daylight hours on MTV back when they did that sort of thing.