Dandelions, by Donny Lang

Dandelions

by Donny Lang

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1.	The Golden Past Gone Missing 02:22	buy track
2.	Eyes That Shine 02:28	buy track
3.	Asphalt Sherwood Forest 02:31	buy track
4.	Rollin' Song 01:47	buy track
5.	Girl in L.A. 02:13	buy track
6.	Takin' the Higher Road 02:10	buy track
7.	Helena Sunshine 02:12	buy track
8.	You Can't Have It All (But You Gotta Have Some) 01:17	buy track
9.	The Bird or the Beaver 02:41	buy track
10.	Clear Rollin' 02:37	buy track
11.	Dandelions I 00:47	buy track
12.	Nicerola 03:01	buy track
13.	Dandelions II 00:41	buy track
14.	Something Resembling Her 02:00	buy track

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It’s 1968. Cold humid air in the window. A candle glowing. A time that will quickly pass. From a castle by the lake in Oakland, California- a thin fingered hand from the arm of a man strums a guitar. And we go where we go. Any place we don’t know. And we must take comfort in survival. And we must take comfort in arrival.

And so it arrives: Troun Records is pleased to announce a new solo record from Magic Hero vs. Rock People frontman Donny Lang, Dandelions.

And we do mean solo. These recordings were made with a single microphone into a 1960s Ampex suitcase recorder. Shure, a little echo was added- courtesy of an old friend called the Vocal Master. That’s the castle.

The Guild guitar Mr Lang settled on came with a story too. The seller said he’d had it since ‘69- the Jesus guitar. A former truck driver, he picked up a hitchhiker near the Mojave desert and gave him a ride to L.A. Upon letting him off, the hitchhiker insisted the truck driver keep the guitar: “I don’t need anything but Jesus now …” The guitar returned to California just in time.

The record’s subject matter varies from the intangibility of nostalgia, to mysterious and failing relationships, Charles Manson as a CIA asset, California from San Francisco to L.A., women as flowers, and spirit guides- among other threads. When asked to describe the new record, Mr Lang simply stated, “I’m presenting an alternate history of the ‘60s from where I sit.”

While it’s challenging to define exactly where he sits, we’re interested in hearing all about it. And we hope you will be too.

- David Vaughn

Dandelions will be released on limited edition vintage-style cassette and download on June 29, 2021. Cassette may be pre-ordered by contacting us.

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released June 29, 2021

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Magic Hero vs. Rock People Oakland, California

Donny Lang has been making vintage-sounding analog 'Thrift Shop Psych-Pop' recordings since 2007 with his group of revolving minstrels, Magic Hero vs. Rock People.

The Magic Hero sound relies heavily on the soundscape of late '60s-early '70s soft-psych, calling to mind long-lost would-be outsider classics. ... more

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