Michael Merenda: Store

1) Crutch 2) When I See Your Face 3) Quiver 4) Like a Mellow Man 5) Holiest of Ghosts 6) In the Flickerin' Light 7) Soldier For the Prince 8) Smiling Sea/ Falling Down 9) The Engine and the Emergency Break 10) Dead Feathers 11) His Way 12) Shake This Mess Around (plus bonus tracks!)
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Features Ruth Ungar Merenda, Ken Maiuri and José Ayerve.
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"[Merenda's] most focused and polished piece of work yet. He mixes traditional folk influence, including his experiences with The Mammals, and warps them into catchy folk-rock tunes, sometimes reminiscent of a children’s song for us bigger kids" - The Wire

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1) Election Day 2) Tame 3) Bored 4) I'm God 5) Notes From Underground 6) Dekalb Avenue Dream 7) Independence Hall 8) She Smokes Pot 9) Tahoe 10) All Wrecked Up
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"What distinguishes Merenda bucolic bebop from a host of other indie singer/songwriters? Honesty. Well, that and the fact that he's exponentially more creative than others. Election Day avoids playing into tired folk cliches by delicately juggling genres and glorifying traditional simplicty." - Shut Eye Records
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"Some of the most original stuff coming from any current singer-songwriter."
- Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Produced by Max Feldman.
Features Ken Maiuri, Pierce Woodward, Ruth Ungar, Johnny Irion & Sarah Lee Guthrie, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Chris Merenda and many more.

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1) Ruby's Dream 2) Rook 3) How I Felt 4) Too Much 5) Bishop 6) Mickey Mantle 7) City on Drugs 8) Trapped In the Valley (With the New York City Blues) 9) Redline 10) Roll Me Over 11) Safety 12) Catfish 13) Starving On Wall Street
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"Despite this vaguely apocalyptic air about Trapped in the Valley, there is also a smart-assed optimism. [Merenda's] voice delivers his verse effortlessly from relaxed to rapid fire. And, man, can he write!" - Foster's Daily Democrat

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Debut recording by Michael Merenda. 13 songs including "Mickey Mantle", "How I Felt", "Catfish" and "Starving on Wall Street". Produced by Jose Ayerve.