Jose w/ M. Ward Medeles Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems (CLEAR WITH BLACK SMOKE VINYL) 9/30/22 Thrice) at his Palmquist Studios

Thrice) at his Palmquist Studios and the band's North Hollywood rehearsal spot

Although the album was completed in the spring of 1991

If you have heard any of my previous records you will realize that this transformation from “divorce” band to “weekend” band would be a tall order

the latest immaculately rendered pop opus from their long-running duo The Autumn Defense

Jose w/ M. Ward Medeles Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems (CLEAR WITH BLACK SMOKE VINYL) 9/30/22 Thrice) at his Palmquist StudiosLed by drummer Jose Medeles (Breeders, 1939 Ensemble, Revival Drum Shop), Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems is a drummers tribute to guitarist and DIY iconoclast John Fahey. Joined for a series of guitar and drum duets with M. Ward, experimental guitarist Marisa Anderson, and Chris Funk (Decemberists, Stephen Malkmus), its a genuinely honorific project, featuring not Fahey compositions, but rather a series of improvised rendezvous inspired and