There's an ongoing joke: When musicians get too wasted they start
side projects. These grandiose schemes usually fizzle as attention
spans are rerouted to deal with hangovers and coming back down to
reality. Occasionally there are exceptions to this rule...
Enter The Playing Favorites, a band born out of an idea conceived on a
drunken night in Japan when old pals Joey Cape and Luke Tierney were
on tour together in their respective bands (Me First & the Gimme
Gimmes and The Penfifteen Club).
Caffeine and/or alcohol-assisted brainstorms ensued with more good
friends; Tim Cullen (a solo artist and former singer/guitarist of
Summercamp); Marko DeSantis (guitarist of Sugarcult and bassist of
another Cape band, Bad Astronaut); and Mick Flowers (who had played in
Tim and Marko's early 90's band Popsicko, and bands such as The
Rentals, and The Lapdancers). The five of them originate from Santa
Barbara, CA but have all carved out new lives in different cities.
They have such an intertwining history of musical relationships that a
family tree would look more like a family forest. Soon after, the
concept of making a record together grew into a plan.
Everyone synchronized their calendars and found a week of time to meet
at The Sandbox Studio in Los Angeles. With Rick Parker (Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club, The Shore) behind the glass they rolled up their
sleeves and got right to work. Time and money were of the essence the
so process was as follows: set up the gear, throw up some
microphones, learn a song, record it, pass the mic to the next guy
that had a song, and do it again.
3 songs a day were recorded over a period of 5 days (the final 2 days
were used for a few basic changes), resulting in 14
inspired-by-the-moment songs; diverse in style, but united by mutual
respect. The raw tracks were then fermented for about a year; the
elapsed time providing a fresh perspective on the songs. Final
touches were made and the record was finished.
There's a refreshing honesty and authenticity to The Playing Favorites
that can't be fabricated. Their debut album "I Remember When I Was
Pretty" plays like a tribute to a collective and possibly checkered
past of a circle of friends.
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Come see PILE play the Whisky A GoGo in Hollywood this Friday, Feb 20th. PILE takes the stage at 9pm sharp, so don't be late! Should be a great show; but only if you come! See you there!
Coming out of the studio for the 1st time in almost a year, don't miss Pile live & on stage @ Outlaws in Camarillo this Saturday, Jan 24th at 9pm! myspace.com/pilemusic
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