
Gifted Aussie artist draws upon his multifarious connections and conundrums….
By Blurt Staff
Mick Turner releases solo record Yeah, Don’t Tell the Driver on Nov. 19 via Drag City, natch, but it’s being billed as “a different kind of record from all the Mick Turner records – not just his own, but the ones he’s done with Dirty Three, Bonny Billy, Cat Power, Fungus Brains and Venom P. Stinger (reviewed here recently at BLURT) put together… the first post-rock rock opera of our times – by an artist running out of time.”
Some details: “Over the last four years, Mick put together the pieces at Big Moth Studios in Melbourne, working his magic with aquatic guitar-and-drums chemistry, augmenting the tracks with melodica, piano and Fender Rhodes, and then bringing in the vocalists, including Caroline Kennedy-McCraken (Dead Star, The Plums, Caroline No) and progressive classical/opera singer Oliver Mann, plus other additional players, such as bassist Peggy Frew (Art of Fighting). Sitting in the drum throne of Tren Brother (and Dirty 1/3rd) Jim White, drummers Ian Wadley (Bird Blobs, Minimum Chips), Jeff Wegener (Laughing Clowns) and Kishore Ryan (Kid Sam, Where Were You At Lunch) do more than just fill the space equitably – they meet Mick out in his wild landscapes and ride the winds with him, bringing expert percussive colors to his soundworld.”
Well, all right then!
Mick Turner tour dates:
Fri. Nov. 8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Tue. Nov. 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room w/ Bill Callahan
Wed. Nov. 13 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriets Pioneertown Palace w/ Bill Callahan
Thu. Nov. 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Japan American Theater w/ Bill Callahan
Fri. Nov. 15 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club w/ Bill Callahan
Sat. Nov. 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall w/ Bill Callahan
Sun. Nov. 17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel w/ Bill Callahan
Tue. Nov. 19 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater w/ Bill Callahan
Wed. Nov. 20 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s w/ Bill Callahan
Thu. Nov. 21 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom w/ Mono
Fri. Nov. 22 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge w/ Mono
Sat. Nov. 23 – Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch w/ Mono
Tracklisting:
01. All Gone
02. Sometimes
03. Long Way Home
04. Don’t Tell the Driver
05. Gone Dreaming
06. Here’s a Way
07. The Navigator
08. Over Waves
09. The Birdcatcher
10. We’re Not Going Home
11. The Last Song