Monday, September 28, 2020

Out now: 'Lost Songs Of Doc Souchon' from Squirrel Nut Zippers

Lost Songs Of Doc Souchon, the new album by 
Squirrel Nut Zippers, is out now. It follows the band’s 2018 studio album, Beasts Of Burgundy, which was the first in 18 years and debuted at #4 on the Billboard Jazz Album Chart.

Order Lost Songs here: www.snzippers.com

“This new album was inspired by all of the mysterious characters from the history of New Orleans jazz music,” commented band leader Jimbo Mathus. “It speaks to the hidden roots of where our aesthetic, interests and philosophy comes from. It pulls on the hidden thread.” 

Lost Songs Of Doc Souchon contains a combination of newly written Zippers material, along with a few songs from past times.

The Squirrel Nut Zippers began their musical journey in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the mid 1990s. Mathus, along with drummer/percussionist Chris Phillips, formed the band as a casual musical foray among friends and family in the area. It wasn’t long before the band’s quirky mix of jazz chords, folk music, and punk rock leanings spread out of the region and attracted a national audience.

Between 1995-2000 the Squirrel Nut Zippers sold over three million albums. Their watershed album, Hot (1996) was recorded in the heat of New Orleans, fueled by a smoldering mix of booze and a youthful hunger to unlock the secrets of old world jazz.

This passion mixed with klezmer, blues and random bits of contemporary musical leanings became the bands signature style. At the time, there were few other bands inhabiting this space. The album would eventually break free of any “jazz” stereotypes and land on commercial radio, taking the band to remarkable heights for what was essentially an anti-establishment sound.

Track Listing:

Animule Ball (Unknown)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Crewe/Gaudio, arr. Dr. Sick)
She's Ballin (Mathus)
Train On Fire (Mathus)
Mr Wonderful (Mathus)
I Talk To My Haircut (Rev Fred Lane)
Purim Nigrum (Unknown)
Cookie (New Orleans Willie Jackson)
Happy Days Are Here Again (Ager/Yellen)
Summer Longings (Stephen Foster)

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