Earth Libraries Records
Connie Cunningham and the Creeps – Going, Going, Going, Gone: The Rare Recordings of Connie Cunningham and the Creeps Vol. 1 – New LP
Regular price
$ 28.00
ALBUM OUT September 2023
Nick Kinsey has proven to be a seasoned and prolific musician, appearing on Waxhatchee’s St. Cloud, touring with Kevin Morby, and drumming for AC Newman, Hand Habits, and Cold War Kids. After moving to upstate New York and with these various styles and ideas floating around his head, he began working on a new project. “I needed to create a fictional character to get into the headspace necessary to finish this group of songs,” Kinsey says. “I was able to escape my usual writing blocks and get away from any need to sound ‘cool’ by pretending I was this fictional weirdo and failed session musician.” Multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman also contributed to Waxahatchee’s record, and here adds additional guitar, keyboard, and percussion. Kaufman also hosted sessions in his Brooklyn studio for a few days, after the majority of the record was completed in Kinsey’s own Chicken Shack studio. With the contributions of trumpeter Mike Irwin, guitarist Oliver Hill, and Celeste player Jared Samuel rounding out the tracks, the min orchestra provided the robust backing needed to make the dream of the Connie Cunningham persona a reality.
Nick Kinsey has proven to be a seasoned and prolific musician, appearing on Waxhatchee’s St. Cloud, touring with Kevin Morby, and drumming for AC Newman, Hand Habits, and Cold War Kids. After moving to upstate New York and with these various styles and ideas floating around his head, he began working on a new project. “I needed to create a fictional character to get into the headspace necessary to finish this group of songs,” Kinsey says. “I was able to escape my usual writing blocks and get away from any need to sound ‘cool’ by pretending I was this fictional weirdo and failed session musician.” Multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman also contributed to Waxahatchee’s record, and here adds additional guitar, keyboard, and percussion. Kaufman also hosted sessions in his Brooklyn studio for a few days, after the majority of the record was completed in Kinsey’s own Chicken Shack studio. With the contributions of trumpeter Mike Irwin, guitarist Oliver Hill, and Celeste player Jared Samuel rounding out the tracks, the min orchestra provided the robust backing needed to make the dream of the Connie Cunningham persona a reality.
The burst and bubbling AM radio pop of lead track “Going, Going, Going, Gone!” sets a clear tone for Connie Cunningham and the Creeps Vol. 1--as if composed of classic samples stretched and pulled like sugary taffy, though then showing flourishes of intimate humanity and intense musicianship.
released September 8, 2023
All songs written by Nick Kinsey except "The Old Way", written by Nick Kinsey, Annie Nero, Cassandra Jenkins and Josh Kaufman
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Nick Kinsey at The Chicken Shack in Stanfordville, NY
Additional Percussion and Engineering by Josh Kaufman at The Boom Boom Room in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by D. James Goodwin at The Isokon in Kingston, NY
All songs written by Nick Kinsey except "The Old Way", written by Nick Kinsey, Annie Nero, Cassandra Jenkins and Josh Kaufman
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Nick Kinsey at The Chicken Shack in Stanfordville, NY
Additional Percussion and Engineering by Josh Kaufman at The Boom Boom Room in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by D. James Goodwin at The Isokon in Kingston, NY
