Jonny

by Jonny

Overview

Jonny's 2011 self-titled debut is a collection of bright, literate, and catchy '60s-influenced pop. Perhaps that shouldn't be surprising given that Jonny are a supergroup featuring Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and former Gorky's Zygotic Mynci frontman Euros Childs along with drummer Stuart Kidd and bassist Dave McGowan. While both Blake and Childs have long evinced a passion for folk-pop and melodic rock, the music they've come up with for Jonny is perhaps that much more bouncy, gleeful, and outright fun than anything they've allowed themselves to be before. To these ends, the spooky fun-time leadoff track "Wich Is Wich," the single "Candyfloss," and the acoustic handclapper "You Was Me" are perfect little psych-pop nuggets that bring to mind a mix of Donovan, early T. Rex, and the Move. Elsewhere, you get the Nick Garrie-sounding ballad "The Good Night" and such other swirly, madcap delights as the baroque pop-inflected "Bread" and the rocking bubblegum cut "Cave Dance." Lest you assume that Jonny are only interested in groovy cartoon-themed fun, there are some really heartfelt moments here in Blake's "Circling the Sun" and Childs' Paul McCartney-styled country ballad "English Lady." ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2011
Label:	Merge
UPC:	0673855041322
Rank:	128044

Tracks

1. Wich Is Wich
2. Candyfloss
3. Waiting Around for You
4. Goldmine
5. You Was Me
6. Circling the Sun
7. English Lady
8. The Good Night
9. Bread
10. Cave Dance
11. I Want to Be Around You
12. I'll Make Her My Best Friend
13. Never Alone
14. Gloria
15. Beach Party
16. Continental
17. Michael Angelo

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jonny   Primary Artist
Euros Childs   Vocals,Keyboards,Handclapping
Dave McGowan   Bass,Handclapping
Stuart Kidd   Drums,Percussion,Handclapping
Norman Blake   Vocals,Handclapping,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Donal Whelan   Mastering
Raymond McGinley   Mixing,Engineer
Euros Childs   Mixing,Group Member
Norman Blake   Mixing,Group Member
Kirsten McTernan   Artwork
Paul Savage   Mixing,Engineer
Michelle McTernan   Photography
Daisy Roth   Photography