ARTIST: Chris Bathgate
TITLE: A Cork Tale Wake
LABEL: Quite Scientific Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 182kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 40m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-06-12
RIP DATE: 2007-06-05
Track List
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1. Serpentine 4:06
2. The Last Parade On Ann St. 4:50
3. Every Wall You Own 2:32
4. Smiles Like A Fist 2:17
5. Madison House 3:50
6. Cold Fusion (Snakes) 4:46
7. A Flash Of Light Followed By 3:00
8. Restless 2:23
9. The Last Wine Of Winter 3:55
10. Do What's Easy 3:22
11. Coda (Ann St. Pt. 2) 5:25
Release Notes:
One of the leaders of the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti folk scene, Chris writes
seminal folk songs that are at once new and old, rock and sometimes not roll,
but all seem to reel you in with the intensity of voice, lyricism, and depth.
For those in and around the Ann Arbor vicinity it's difficult to speak about
Chris without spiraling towards hyperbole. Now, as the remainder of the globe
gets ready for their first glimpse at the talent who has risen to the top among
the ever fruitful Michigan music scene, perhaps it's better that we stick with
the facts surrounding Chris Bathgate.
Having drawn comparisons to Jeff Tweedy, Will Oldham, etc., Chris has risen from
the ranks of everyday singer/songwriter to a national touring favorite, spending
the early part of 2007 on the road with Saturday Looks Good to Me and making his
first trip to the SXSW Music Festival. After releasing and selling out of two
separate records on his own in 2006, he was recently named the Best Solo Artist
in Michigan by Real Detroit Weekly and was approached by YerBird records to
provide a track on their upcoming compilation featuring additions from the likes
of Hayden, O'Death & Paleo.
Never wanting to rest on his laurels, this year sees him teaming up with Quite
Scientific Records (CANADA, The Dead Bodies) to release his third full length, A
Cork Tale Wake, and spend the remainder of '07 touring nationally for the first
time.
We couldn't be more excited to be a part of exposing Chris to the rest of the
world. In an age of too much hype surrounding too little substance, it feels
good to have an abundance of ability behind such an anticipated release.
"Best Solo Artist: Make no bones about it, Chris Bathgate writes extremely smart
and beautiful indie folk pop.
- Real Detroit Weekly
"Chris Bathgate is one of the stars of yet another Ann Arbor folk generation."
- Metro Times