Take Me Somewhere Nicer Than Here, by Jack the Giant Killer

Take Me Somewhere Nicer Than Here

by Jack the Giant Killer

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David Randall Howle II I think the new album captured exactly what you guys were going for. I think it's both beautiful and hauntingly melancholy in a profound way. It has the sounds and feeling of living here with that weird pull of wanting to leave.
I've lived in Memphis my whole life, but never really fit in or had a lot of friends. I've always wanted to leave and have longed for some other place that was, well, just not here.
It's exactly what I needed to hear right now. I hope someday soon to leave myself. Favorite track: Stuck Inside Memphis With The Sea Of Trees Blues.

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1.	Take Me Anywhere But Here 03:57	info	buy track
2.	Streets 01:40	info	buy track
3.	Our Nights Can Be Very Cold Too 01:38	info	buy track
4.	I Am Lost 02:35	info	buy track
5.	The Siren Drones 04:11	info	buy track
6.	Stuck Inside Memphis With The Sea Of Trees Blues 08:30	info	buy track
7.	Elmwood Cemetery Theme 08:00	info	buy track
8.	Kerosene 02:39	info	buy track
9.	Take Me Somewhere Nicer Than Here 07:10	info	buy track

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I have lived in Memphis for most of my life, longer than I care to think of. The year is 2018 and I have decided to leave Memphis for good. Chuck our guitarist and artist has moved out to Los Angeles, CA to further his career as a graphic artist and illustrator in a city where I feel his talents will be far more appreciated. Ed Hollis our multi-instrumentalist and film projectionist has moved back down to New Orleans, LA to continue working on film productions. I soon will be following in their footsteps by moving myself.

So for this album, we wanted to make an album that I think encompasses the every day Memphis experience. I wanted to take the heat, humidity, the sounds of cicadas, trains, everyday Memphis sounds, the grit, dirt, and all the negative emotions we've been feeling the last few years living here and put it inside our music. This album features field recordings of everyday Memphis sounds like cicadas, trains, crickets at night, amongst other things.

On our first album "I Was Lost But Now My Feet Are Back On The Ground", we wanted to reach for the stars. This time we have crash landed on earth.

Recorded from 2016 to 2018

For our friends and family in Memphis, TN

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released May 26, 2018

Jack Kadien - Guitar, Drones, Effects, Field Recordings, Bass VI, Production, Mixing, Mastering, Cover Photo, Photography

Chuck Howard - Guitar, Effects, Production, Guidance, Reverb Tank Crashes, Linear Notes

Edward Hollis - Multiple Instruments, Film Projections

Tracks 1-3, 7-9 Written By Jack Kadien

Tracks 4, 5, & 6 written by Jack Kadien & Chuck Howard

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Jack the Giant Killer Memphis, Tennessee

Jack the Giant Killer is a Memphis based art rock, noise rock, post-rock, and shoegaze band.

Members:

Jack Kadien - Guitar

Chuck Howard - Guitar

Edward Hollis - Film Projections

Dallas McCrary - Percussion

Daniel Lewis - Percussion

Spencer Jones - Bass ... more

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