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Melody Maker

by Supercrush

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Perfect Smile 03:50
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Hey Christine 04:09
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Melody Maker 02:04
4.
Trophy 03:14
5.
Helium High 05:19

about

Supercrush are back to administer another dose of impossibly infectious guitar pop with their new EP, Melody Maker. The Seattle-based group–led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Palm along with bassist Phil Jones and drummer Allen Trainer–named their latest batch of songs after a simple student model electric guitar and a weekly rock mag of yesteryear. It’s a winking tribute to the rock n roll continuum that the band so lovingly embraces, but also a fitting nod to the band members themselves and the amount of genuine songcraft that goes into making music that sounds so effortlessly catchy.

Recorded during the same sessions as Supercrush’s 2020 debut album, SODO Pop, the five songs on Melody Maker are far from throwaway leftovers. “We recorded all of the songs at the same time as the LP and then had to decide where everything was going to end up,” Palm explains. “It was a pretty challenging process, but I think these songs ended up making sense together.” Engineered by Jones and longtime collaborator Jackson Long and then mixed by Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr., The Pixies, Sebadoh, Wild Pink), the music on Melody Maker highlights Supercrush’s split personality: equal parts soft sentimentality and loud rock bravado. “When I started doing Supercrush, it was sort of a return to my earliest musical interests,” says Palm. “I got into catchy stuff and grunge bands before I even got into punk and aggressive music. There was a big indie and alt rock thing happening in eastern Canada when I was growing up, with bands like Sloan and the Doughboys getting played on MuchMusic all the time, so I was exposed to all of that. In my mind any band that’s melodic and guitar-based is fair game to be an influence on Supercrush–from The Beatles, to My Bloody Valentine, to Boston.”

credits

released June 3, 2022

Mark Palm - guitars, vocals, auxiliary percussion, piano
Phil Jones - bass guitar
Allen Trainer - drums
Greg Ehrlich - organ (track 2)
Jay Kardong - pedal steel (track 3)

Mark Palm plays acoustic guitars built by Charles A. Hoffman

Recorded at London Bridge, Hear Me Shimmer, and Robert Lang studios in 2018 and 2019

Engineered by Phil Jones and Jackson Long
Additional engineering by Chris Rahm
Mixed at Sonelab by Justin Pizzoferrato
Mastered at Saff Mastering by Carl Saff
All songs written by Mark Palm and Supercrush
All lyrics written by Mark Palm
Photography by Caroline Walker Evans and Che Hise-Gattone
Design and layout by Mark Palm
Graphic assistance by Carl Mcbeath

Produced by Mark palm and Phil Jones

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