In Daylight by Paul DeFiglia
Paul DeFiglia’s debut solo release, the aptly named In Daylight, is at once a C.V. for DeFiglia's impressive talents and a calling card for the magic of his Nashville studio, Daylight. The album’s 11 cover songs are an impeccable selection spanning folk traditionals, jazz standards and lesser known or rarely covered tracks from more contemporary artists like Nick Drake, Beck, Caetano Veloso and Fiona Apple. In Daylight establishes the voice of the studio through DeFiglia as producer, player, singer, arranger and mixing engineer. Fueled by his own studiousness and a global palette of sounds, DeFiglia’s eyes are fixed firmly in the direction of the song - free of ego - honoring the song's context, emphasizing its elements, and expanding faithfully on its best ideas. In this environment, the album’s star collaborators, including Scott & Seth Avett, Erin Rae and Mat Davidson (Twain) among others, enter as conduits of a well-articulated vision rather than needing to shine celebrity on the arrangements. One can only hope there is much more to come.
-Annie Bacon
Tracklist
| 1. | Asshole | 2:27 |
| 2. | At the Chime of a City Clock | 4:42 |
| 3. | Nature Boy | 2:33 |
| 4. | Katie Cruel | 2:41 |
| 5. | Alone Together | 2:13 |
| 6. | Woe Unto Me | 3:22 |
| 7. | Country Blues | 3:42 |
| 8. | Michelangelo Antonioni | 3:23 |
| 9. | Houses | 2:53 |
| 10. | Valentine | 3:27 |
| 11. | Witchi Tai To | 3:54 |
Credits
Asshole (Beck Hansen)
Paul DeFiglia: vocals, upright bass, piano, synths, Mellotron, drum programming
At the Chime of a City Clock (Drake)
Adam McBride-Smith, vocals
David Christian, drums
Michael Harris, acoustic guitar
Paul DeFiglia: upright bass, piano, synths, drum programming
Nature Boy (Ahbez)
Mat Davidson, vocals
Paul DeFiglia: Fender and upright bass, synths
Katie Cruel (Trad.)
Erin Rae, vocals
Malachi DeLorenzo, drums
Michael Harris, acoustic guitar
Joe Overton, banjo
Paul DeFiglia: Fender bass, piano, Hammond, synths, Mellotron
Alone Together (Dietz and Schwartz)
Paul DeFiglia: upright bass
Woe Unto Me (Beck Hansen)
Mark Dobbyn, acoustic guitar
Peri DeLorenzo, violin
Michael Harris, acoustic guitar
Paul DeFiglia: vocals, Fender bass, piano, Mellotron, synths, drum programming
Country Blues (Boggs)
Scott Avett, vocals and banjo
Seth Avett, vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Malachi DeLorenzo, drums
Paul DeFiglia: Fender bass, piano, synths
Michelangelo Antonioni (Veloso)
Paul DeFiglia: vocals, upright bass, piano, Mellotron, drum programming, percussion
Amy Blaschke, backing vocals
Houses (Bishop)
Amy Blaschke, vocals
Paul DeFiglia: Fender bass, piano, Hammond, Mellotron, , Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals, drum programming
Valentine (Apple)
Paul DeFiglia: vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano
Witchi Tai To (Pepper)
Paul DeFiglia: vocals, Fender bass, piano, synths, Farfisa organ, Mellotron, drum programming, percussion
Amy Blaschke, backing vocals
Produced, performed, arranged, engineered and mixed by Paul DeFiglia at Daylight in Nashville, Tenn.
Mastered by Justin Shturtz at Sterling Sound 805 Meridian Street Nashville, Tenn.
Photography by Crackerfarm
Artwork by Case Simmons
