Pursuit of Momentary Happiness The Racontwoers

Pursuit of Momentary Happiness The RacontwoersFew albums in rock n roll history have seen its creators obsession veer so close to self destruction, as Yaks The Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness. For singer, guitarist and driving force Oli Burslem, making his bands second album became about pursuing his artistic vision at the expense of all else, including his own financial security, and mental health. Who else these days invests every single penny available to them into recording, to the point where

The B-side showcases what could be an outtake from Alex Chilton’s addled masterpiece “Like Flies on Sherbet”

“Machine Gun Silhouette

a salve and beacon for 60s honky-tonk devotees everywhere

as well as the usual guitar and drums and piano

CRAZY touring

This is an entirely different process (and look) from your Styx and Split Enz records from the 80's

to name a few

April 17 2010

fuzzed-out guitorgan

and Janet Jackson

" For the uneducated and uninitiated

Third Man presents "Gotta Survive" with new artwork and mastered directly from the original two-track analog masters by Ron McMaster (the band's drummer