EVERYBODY: I am perpetually on the go. I want to play your town-unless you're from that one town, and then I don't. Never mind which one. I want to go almost everywhere. US, Canada, Europe. Everywhere else. Write me at brookpridemore at gmail dot com to book me in your town. I prefer email.
If you would like to hear my songs from honest-to-gosh tangible product (CDs, vinyl, etc.), order through craftyrecords.net, or one of the following independent stores:
Austin, TX-Cheapo's
New York, NY-Other Music
Academy Records
Chicago, IL-Reckless Records
Bloomington, IN-
TD's, Landlocked Music, Sweet Hickory
Grand Rapids, MI
Vertigo Music
Brighton, UK
The Punker Bunker
Dijon, FR
Falafel Paradise Distro
Do I just want your money? No, I also don't want to sit on boxes and boxes of CDs that I care enough about to carry all over the world with me. The artwork is nice, and face it:
YOU CAN'T DISPLAY AN MP3 ON YOUR SHELF, PEOPLE.
If I haven't lost you completely, then:
Hi. My name is Brook Pridemore. I sing and yell and play the guitar. Sometimes I play the ukelele, and once in a while I play piano. There are other instruments, too, but if I start picking them up, you should remind me to stick to what I know.
I sing songs about redemption, loneliness, love, war, traveling and staying in one place. I wrote most of the songs I sing, but some of them I didn't.
Some things about me:
I don't believe music is an important thing. I believe music is the only thing. If you want to talk about music, I'm down. I pretend to know everything, but I'm always open to hearing new stuff. There are a few things I can't stand to listen to anymore, but only a few.
I played two hundred and one shows in 2007, then broke that record in 2008, two hundred and eleven shows played. I'm no dummy, though. From here on out, I'm happy to say, "I play two hundred shows a year."
If you make me a mixtape/cd, I'll make you one back.
I will play anywhere, any time, in front of anyone. Within reason.
I believe in the use of all words, regardless of context or connotation.
I have five albums, readily available, released by Crafty Records.
The fifth, and most recent, is called A Brighter Light. Thirteen songs strong, it's punk and folk, but rarely punk folk. Also it's the first time since the Kalamazoo days I've had a regular band to work with, so we had a lot of time to really pound shit out before hitting the studio. Thanks, Dan and Mike! It's definitely the most personal one I've made yet. I don't think there's a single lie on the entire disc. If The Reflecting Skin was "my Double Nickels on the Dime," I'd like this one to go down in history as my "Dark Side of the Moon."
The fourth is called Brook Pridemore Sings Greatest Antifolk Hits. Eleven of my favorite songs from the New York Antifolk Scene. Songs by Adam Green, Kimya Dawson, Soft Black and more. It's mostly acoustic, but features guest performances by Toby Goodshank, Dan Costello and Michael David Campbell.
The third is called The Reflecting Skin, featuring return performances by Mikey Erg! and Adam Z, with the addition of accordion virtuoso Steve Seck, and a host of guest vocalists including Toby Goodshank, Andrew Hoepfner, David LK Murphy, Dan Costello, and the Ghost Mice (Chris, Hannah and Pascaloo). Same studio, same engineer, but we didn't overthink things, and I'm not fucking kidding when I refer to this disc as my Double Nickels on the Dime.
The second is called First Name/Last Name, which is a big glossy studio production, featuring drummer Mikey Erg!, Crafty house bassist Adam Z, and guest contributions from Guitar Bomb and Hallie Unloveable. The production quality is slicker than owl shit, but I think the songs will stand the test of time.
The first is called Metal and Wood, and is a collection of the best recordings I made in my home state of Michigan. When I first heard it, I thought it sounded better than the minimal effort I put into making it.
I hope to see you soon. I like you.
Brook Pridemore - A Brighter Light $11
Brook Pridemore / Ghost Mice 7" Record $5
Brook Pridemore Sings Greatest Antifolk Hits $6
Thanks For The Floor CD $10 (features The Baptist Crutch)
All 3 Brook Pridemore Full Lenth albums for $25 postage paid!
Brook Pridemore - The Reflecting Skin $11
Brook Pridemore - First Name / Last Name $11
Brook Pridemore - Metal and Wood $11
Anticomp Folkilation - 2 cd set $14
The Three Dollar Gallon $10
