ARTIST: Jay Bennett
TITLE: The Magnificent Defeat
LABEL: Rykodisc
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 210kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 53m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-09-26
RIP DATE: 2006-09-06
Track List
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1. Slow Beautifully Seconds Faster 3:35
2. 5th Grade 2:30
3. Wide Open 3:09
4. The Palace At 4am 5:28
5. Replace You 3:28
6. Out All Night 3:45
7. Thank You 4:23
8. Phone Book 2:58
9. Overexcusers 4:00
10. Survey The Damage 5:04
11. Butterfly 3:22
12. I'm Feelin' Fine 3:34
13. Gold/Twice Is Forever 8:13
Release Notes:
http://www.jay-bennett.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jaybennett
http://www.rykodisc.com/
Jay Bennett was a significant force behind the evolving sound, increasingly
mature songwriting, and success of the twice Grammy-nominated Wilco for 7 years.
Jay made his studio debut with Wilco on 1996's Being There, and stayed through
the final sessions of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Bennett also contributed heavily to
Mermaid Avenue, Volume I and Volume 2 - a joint project with British songwriter
Billy Bragg - which brought previously unreleased Woody Guthrie lyrics to light
and to life. Since leaving Wilco, Jay teamed up with his long-time friend and
musical collaborator, Edward Burch, to release 2002's critically-acclaimed The
Palace at 4 a.m. (Part 1). Edward and Jay had worked together in one capacity or
another for about seven years, with Jay first becoming acquainted with Edward in
Illinois. At the time, Jay belonged to the bands Steve Pride & His Blood Kin and
Titanic Love Affair. Jay followed up this collaborative effort with two solo
records, Beloved Enemy and Bigger than Blue in 2004.
In addition to his well-regarded Wilco and solo work, Jay is also a highly
skilled and respected producer and sought after session musician. He has
contributed his intstrumental or production talents to a long list of artists
that includes Garrison Starr, Adam Schmitt, Billy Joe Shaver, Allison Moorer,
Jellyfish, Sherry Rich, Tim Easton, Tommy Keene, Jeff Black, and Sheryl Crow.
One of his latest production efforts was Blues Traveler's Bastardos!, released
in September of 2005 on Vanguard, a project which caused the songwriting flood
gates to open. Jay went on a creative tear, writing and recording over 70 songs,
and the good folks at Rykodisc will release an album from this effort titled The
Magnificent Defeat on September 26th, 2006.