{"product_id":"spooked","title":"Spooked","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in Nashville with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Robyn Hitchcock's 23rd solo album in as many years finds him continuing in the acoustic mold of Luxor but with a good dose of Americana, relying solely on the pair for accompaniment, backing vocals, and production. According to Hitchcock, Spooked is essentially the product of a weeklong Dylan-fueled jam session with Welch and Rawlings, a fan of whose Hitchcock had recently become but who had been fans of his for nearly 20 years. \"It was as if I was inside one of their records, but with me singing too,\" said Hitchcock about the sessions, and their influence is indeed palpable, most notably on songs like the folksy \"English Girl,\" with its plaintive guitar and Wurlitzer accompaniment, and the slide-heavy, drum-propelled \"We're Gonna Live in the Trees.\"\u003cbr\u003e\nYet the real standout tracks are those to which Welch and Rawlings lend their harmonic talents, such as \"Demons and Fiends\" and especially \"Television.\" The latter, an earnest, pleading song of love, is among the most heartfelt of Hitchcock's career, even with his bedroom TV set its nominal object. (\"Television, I'm so sorry \/ If I turned you off back then \/ I'm so small in your dimension \/ My kid will look like you, I swear.\") So it remains a safe bet that there never will be a Robyn Hitchcock album that can't be described at least partially as \"quirky\"--this one certainly fits the bill. But being able to express penetrating insight and emotion through superficially bizarre material has always been one of his major talents, and Spooked demonstrates that, at age 51, Robyn Hitchcock's best days are definitely not behind him. --Benjamin Lukoff\u003cbr\u003e\nRecommended Albums by Robyn Hitchcock and Gillian Welch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYep Roc Records is proud to release Spooked, a collaboration by English singer-songwriter\/eccentric Robyn Hitchcock and acclaimed Americana duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Over Hitchcock's long and varied career - from his punk-era roots with the Soft Boys and their Syd Barrett-esque; psychedelic pop, his solo releases and albums with the Egyptians - the songsmith, artist and actor (he's in Jonathan Demme's remake of The Manchurian Candidate) never fails to delight with a carefully turned phrase or a perfect musical moment. The idea for the album was sown during a Welch\/Rawlings London performance attended by Robyn and his wife, Says Robyn: \"It was a brilliant affair; Gillian and David walked on stage carrying their guitars and never once used pick-ups on them. They played music that seemed to come from no particular era, but was rooted back centuries ago.\" A post-show conversation revealed the duo to be long-time Hitchcock fans (they'd had him sign an album in the early '80s!) and a friendship was struck up, with plans to record if the opportunity arose. Finding himself with a \"fresh catch of songs thrashing in my notebook\" and a cache of Dylan songs dancing in his head, Robyn joined Gillian and David at Nashville's Woodland Studios and let the tape - and the music -- roll. Naturally. Says Robyn: \"We sat in a cluster by the studio window, singing and playing live, using neither headphones nor pick-ups. Nobody even counted the songs in; we always started playing together, and the tape always seemed to be rolling. It was like a child's drawing of a recording session. For me it was an extraordinarily good dream. To sit there with people I admired but had barely met, and to so quickly feel natural playing music with them was something rare indeed.\"After listening to Spooked; we think you'll agree.This is a limited edition LP, there will only be one press of Spooked on vinyl. Be sure to get yours now! All orders of this album come with a free digital version which you can download from your Stash right away!, ISBN13: B0002Y4SYS ISBN10: B0002Y4SYS Material Type: audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CheapBookDepot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51809592803635,"sku":"FA_03-24-2025_MGM_20000581","price":17.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/5086\/1363\/files\/61579EL5ryL.jpg?v=1753732646","url":"https:\/\/cheapbookdepot.com\/products\/spooked","provider":"Cheap Book Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}