FEAT by Cuchulain
It is a feat to get through this pandemic. Me? I get by with a little help from my friends.
I’m a natural extrovert. My knee jerk reaction in times of stress is to reach out to others, to seek out community and create. That's why each song on this album features another artist, and the list of collaborators (below) is longer than any other project I've made before. All musicians contributed their parts virtually, recording in their home studios across the country during last year's lockdown.
FEAT might be known as my "pandemic album," and I'm ok with that. Early feedback indicates this record sounds moodier, darker, more melancholic than previous records. But I also hope folks hear the light and hope that went into making it.
This album got me through the darkest winter. Maybe it'll help you through whatever you're going through. I hope for you it’ll be the sound of a community of musicians and friends coming together to make something together; hopefully a sum that is greater than its parts. A light in the darkness, the sound of the show going on, despite all odds. In short, if you will: a feat.
Tracklist
Credits
Cuchulain - all lyrics and music unless otherwise noted
Shawn Barry - piano, clarinet, beats, album spiritual guru - San Jose, CA
Claire Derby - vocals on Don’t Come Easy, album song editor - Eugene, OR
R.O. Shapiro - vocals on Come on Through - San Diego, CA
Jenner Fox - vocals on Good Morning Eugene - Sisters, OR
Julian Pitt - drums on Iris - Palo Alto, CA
Micah Motenko - keyboards, electric organ - Austin, TX
Ethan Schneider - drums on Don’t Come Easy, Come on Through - Austin, TX
Natalie Spehar - cello on Blue November - NYC
Katie Kuffel - vocals and cello on Iris - Seattle, WA
Juliana Marie Baratta - alto saxophone on Don’t Come Easy - Redwood City, CA
Allison Rosenberg - trumpet on Don’t Come Easy and Wolf At The Door - Washington DC
Joe Kye - vocals and violins on Maybe - Portland, OR
Matt Jaffe - vocals, guitar, and wurli on the Beatles cover - Ojai, CA
Paul Leo - BGV all instruments on Wolf At The Door except acoustic guitar, grand piano, strings, and electric guitar - Chicago, IL
Evan Munz - electric guitar solo on Wolf At The Door - Chicago, IL
Casey Lipka - upright bass on Maybe - LA
Garrett Burke - drums on Maybe - Philly
Mark Fedronic - trombone on Wolf At The Door - Hungary
All parts recorded 2020 in home studios in the above locations.
Mixed & mastered by Sean Stack at Fat Cat Recording Studios in Austin TX
Cuchulain - album art
Julie Zhu - Album art consult
License
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Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist born in the Carolinas, based in Oregon. Described as "fresh and clean" by NPR Music. Sometimes compared to Randy Newman, John Prine, Johnny Cash.