Bop English — Constant Bop
• Constant Bop is the debut album from Bop English, the recording name of White Denim frontman James Petralli.
• There’s a ton to unwrap on Constant Bop, a record that jumps from vocoder use on a ‘60s–jazz influenced jam to sampled 808–kicks on country numbers. It’s a rich and diverse record that’s teeming with pop classicism and zippy rock ‘n’ roll. It’s all there, and it’s all distinctly James Petralli.
• These 10 tracks demonstrate timeless songwriting, revisiting everything from Bob Dylan and Jeff Lyne to LL Cool J and Santana for inspiration.
© Bop English 4 12 15
Location: Austin, TX, United States
Album release: April 13th, 2015
Record Label: Blood and Biscuits
Duration: 35:27
Tracks:
01. Dani's Blues (It Was Beyond Our Control) 3:14
02. Struck Matches 3:01
03. Trying 4:59
04. Have I Got It Wrong 3:25
05. Fake Dog 4:08
06. Willy Spends An Evening 2:47
07. Sentimental Wilderness 3:29
08. Falling At Your Feet 3:02
09. The Hardest Way 3:42
10. Long Distance Runner 3:40
℗ 2015 Downtown Records
• Limited Edition Blue & Yellow Splatter 12” Vinyl or CD
CREDITS:
• Constant Bop is the debut album from Bop English, the recording name of White Denim frontman James Petralli.
• There’s a ton to unwrap on Constant Bop, a record that jumps from vocoder use on a ‘60s–jazz influenced jam to sampled 808–kicks on country numbers. It’s a rich and diverse record that’s teeming with pop classicism and zippy rock ‘n’ roll. It’s all there, and it’s all distinctly James Petralli.
• Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl: tinyurl.com/k5vlhdr
• This album is dedicated to Elaine, June, and Tre.
• Thank you to all the artists who contributed to this work. None of this would be what it is without you.
Dani's Blues (It Was Beyond Our Control)
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Matt Oliver — Guitar, Organ
Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Struck Matches
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Vocoder Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Adrian Quesada — Slide Guitar
Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Trying
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Organ Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Adrian Quesada — Slide Guitar
Dan Bechdolt — Saxophones
Dr. Shane Pitsch — Trumpet Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Have I Got It Wrong
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Electric Harpsichord Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar, Electric Piano
Matt Oliver — Piano
Joshua Block — Drums
Fake Dog
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Electric Piano, Vocoder, Bass Guitar Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Matt Oliver — Backing Vocals, Percussion
Steve Terebecki — Sampling
Ben Maddox — Electric Guitar
Adrian Quesada — Handclaps, Electric Guitar Joshua Block — Drums
Willy Spends an Evening
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Organ Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar JT Holt — Steel Guitar Matt Oliver — Electric Guitar Dr. Shane Pitsch — Trumpet Dan Bechdolt — Saxophones
Sentimental Wilderness
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers, Vocoder Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Matt Oliver — Guitars, Backing Vocals, Tape Effects Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Falling at Your Feet
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Organ, Vocoder, Omnichord, Electric Drums Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar Bob Hoffnar — Pedal Steel Guitar Joshua Block — Cymbals
The Hardest Way
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Piano Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar Matt Oliver- Piano, Tape effects Adrian Quesada — Slide Guitar Joshua Block — Drums
Long Distance Runner
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers Jonathan Horne — Electric Guitar Joshua Block — Drums
ALBUM REVIEW BY STU LEWIS. PUBLISHED 31 MARCH 2015. SCORE: ****
• At first glance Constant Bop just looks like a sixties pastiche. From the pastel–washed cover to the cheesey title, this could pass for a lost Tim Buckley or Arthur Lee record, so it’s a surprise to find that Bop English is the nom de plume of White Denim’s James Petralli. Despite being ably assisted by day–job bandmates, Constant Bop largely eschews the guitar squall of the Texan four–piece and does indeed aim for old fashioned trippiness in keeping with its cover.
• Petralli’s voice is unmistakable and this new cap fits him rather well, especially on the barn dance stomp of Struck Matches. Dashes of his parent band's experimentalism only occasionally infiltrate with melody favoured over noise here. Retro it may be but it’s refreshing to see an artist shrugging his usual creative straightjacket and while its title still makes us wince Constant Bop is a fine album. [Stu Lewis] :: http://www.theskinny.co.uk/
Bandcamp: http://bloodandbiscuits.bandcamp.com/album/constant-bop
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BopEnglishMusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bopenglish
Website: http://bopenglish.com/
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• Constant Bop is the debut album from Bop English, the recording name of White Denim frontman James Petralli.
• There’s a ton to unwrap on Constant Bop, a record that jumps from vocoder use on a ‘60s–jazz influenced jam to sampled 808–kicks on country numbers. It’s a rich and diverse record that’s teeming with pop classicism and zippy rock ‘n’ roll. It’s all there, and it’s all distinctly James Petralli.
• These 10 tracks demonstrate timeless songwriting, revisiting everything from Bob Dylan and Jeff Lyne to LL Cool J and Santana for inspiration.
Location: Austin, TX, United States
Album release: April 13th, 2015
Record Label: Blood and Biscuits
Duration: 35:27
Tracks:
01. Dani's Blues (It Was Beyond Our Control) 3:14
02. Struck Matches 3:01
03. Trying 4:59
04. Have I Got It Wrong 3:25
05. Fake Dog 4:08
06. Willy Spends An Evening 2:47
07. Sentimental Wilderness 3:29
08. Falling At Your Feet 3:02
09. The Hardest Way 3:42
10. Long Distance Runner 3:40
℗ 2015 Downtown Records
• Limited Edition Blue & Yellow Splatter 12” Vinyl or CD
CREDITS:
• Constant Bop is the debut album from Bop English, the recording name of White Denim frontman James Petralli.
• There’s a ton to unwrap on Constant Bop, a record that jumps from vocoder use on a ‘60s–jazz influenced jam to sampled 808–kicks on country numbers. It’s a rich and diverse record that’s teeming with pop classicism and zippy rock ‘n’ roll. It’s all there, and it’s all distinctly James Petralli.
• Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl: tinyurl.com/k5vlhdr
• This album is dedicated to Elaine, June, and Tre.
• Thank you to all the artists who contributed to this work. None of this would be what it is without you.
Dani's Blues (It Was Beyond Our Control)
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Matt Oliver — Guitar, Organ
Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Struck Matches
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Vocoder Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Adrian Quesada — Slide Guitar
Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Trying
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Organ Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Adrian Quesada — Slide Guitar
Dan Bechdolt — Saxophones
Dr. Shane Pitsch — Trumpet Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Have I Got It Wrong
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Electric Harpsichord Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar, Electric Piano
Matt Oliver — Piano
Joshua Block — Drums
Fake Dog
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Electric Piano, Vocoder, Bass Guitar Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar
Matt Oliver — Backing Vocals, Percussion
Steve Terebecki — Sampling
Ben Maddox — Electric Guitar
Adrian Quesada — Handclaps, Electric Guitar Joshua Block — Drums
Willy Spends an Evening
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Organ Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar JT Holt — Steel Guitar Matt Oliver — Electric Guitar Dr. Shane Pitsch — Trumpet Dan Bechdolt — Saxophones
Sentimental Wilderness
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers, Vocoder Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Matt Oliver — Guitars, Backing Vocals, Tape Effects Joshua Block — Drums, Percussion
Falling at Your Feet
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Organ, Vocoder, Omnichord, Electric Drums Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar Bob Hoffnar — Pedal Steel Guitar Joshua Block — Cymbals
The Hardest Way
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Piano Kevin Schneider — Bass Guitar Matt Oliver- Piano, Tape effects Adrian Quesada — Slide Guitar Joshua Block — Drums
Long Distance Runner
James Petralli — Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers Jonathan Horne — Electric Guitar Joshua Block — Drums
ALBUM REVIEW BY STU LEWIS. PUBLISHED 31 MARCH 2015. SCORE: ****
• At first glance Constant Bop just looks like a sixties pastiche. From the pastel–washed cover to the cheesey title, this could pass for a lost Tim Buckley or Arthur Lee record, so it’s a surprise to find that Bop English is the nom de plume of White Denim’s James Petralli. Despite being ably assisted by day–job bandmates, Constant Bop largely eschews the guitar squall of the Texan four–piece and does indeed aim for old fashioned trippiness in keeping with its cover.
• Petralli’s voice is unmistakable and this new cap fits him rather well, especially on the barn dance stomp of Struck Matches. Dashes of his parent band's experimentalism only occasionally infiltrate with melody favoured over noise here. Retro it may be but it’s refreshing to see an artist shrugging his usual creative straightjacket and while its title still makes us wince Constant Bop is a fine album. [Stu Lewis] :: http://www.theskinny.co.uk/
Bandcamp: http://bloodandbiscuits.bandcamp.com/album/constant-bop
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BopEnglishMusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bopenglish
Website: http://bopenglish.com/
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