The Story of Fred Short, by Marco Benevento

The Story of Fred Short

by Marco Benevento

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pigheaded Been a fan since Best Reason to Buy the Sun and was so glad to see ya'll play at Hogs for the Cause on Friday. Awesome show, great performance by you, Karina and drummer John. contagious stage energy too. Yall are great. Looking forward to the new record in September and hope to be at the Blue Nile show soon. Favorite track: All The Other Dreams.

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1.	In The Afternoon Tomorrow 03:20	buy track
2.	Dropkick 03:04	buy track
3.	All The Other Dreams 02:58	buy track
4.	Heavy Metal Floating Upstream 03:10	buy track
5.	I Intro: The Story of Fred Short 01:22	buy track
6.	II Seven Twenty Two 01:55	buy track
7.	III Walking With Tyrone 03:48	buy track
8.	IV Live a Certain Life 03:18	buy track
9.	V Stay In Line 04:24	buy track
10.	VL I Can't See The Light 03:01	buy track
11.	VII Follow The Arrow 03:39	buy track

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Marco Benevento’s ‘The Story Of Fred Short’ is his finest and most adventurous work yet - a maestro making "bold indie rock" says Brooklyn Vegan about the crisp first single, "Dropkick." It’s the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Swift,’ which found Marco singing for the first time and honing his psych rock and late night dance party sensibilities. ‘The Story Of Fred Short’ is a continuation of this exploration, and Marco sites everything from LCD Soundsystem, Harry Nilsson, Manu Chau and Gorillaz as inspiration.

Divided into two sides, ‘The Story Of Fred Short’ oozes with Marco’s relentless creative spirit in songwriting, performance and production. Side A is stuffed with mesmerizing dance rock gold. Marco doubles down on the groove - using a rare Casio drum machine that's become a recurring muse in addition to a live drummer. The B Side tells the real and imagined story of Fred Short in seven chapters of wild, heavy rock n’ roll. Fred Short was a Native American man known for throwing musical bacchanals on the property Marco now lives on, in Woodstock, NY.

Marco recorded and self-produced the album at his Woodstock studio (also named Fred Short). He’s joined by his core band of Dave Dreiwitz on bass (Ween) and Andy Borger on drums (Tom Waits, Norah Jones). This is only Marco's second time singing on one of his albums, and it’s the first time he's put guitars on his original songs (recorded by friend Brad Barr of The Barr Brothers/The Slip).

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released April 15, 2016

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Marco Benevento Brooklyn, New York

For more than a decade pianist Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive body of work. His studio albums and live performances set forth a vision that connects the dots in the vast space between LCD Soundsystem and Leon Russell, pulsating with dance rock energy, but with smart, earthy songwriting to match. ... more

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Bourbon Ballroom

Atlantic City, NJ

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