February 2024: The Moon ALBUM RELEASE
From the press feature in Glide Magazine:
“A stunning album that should make many a sleeper "Best of 2024” list.”
"Fox sings with a quiet strength that is immediately reminiscent of Tim Buckley, yet there is also a bountiful energy that permeates his work, where each song follows a distinct creative path of confessional anthems."
Listen on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
A big day in the little world JF Music! Thanks in advance for all of you who will give the new album the gift of ear time. We'd love to hear from you. And if you feel like sharing a song with a friend, that'd be stupendous!
A whale-sized appreciation to the listeners and generous supporters of The Thumb Records on Patreon and all the rest of you who have helped prop up the journey of the record. Many many hands.
Hope to see some of you on the road in the next few months!
Much much ado,
Jenner & Jeremy
Liner Notes
Jenner Fox: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Jeremy Elliott: Acoustic Guitar, Resonator Guitar
Stephanie Walbon: Vocals on “Sideways”
Engineered, Produced, and Mixed by Michael Iris
Mastered by Carl Saff
Art by Rusty Grim
All songs written by Jenner Fox and Jeremy Elliott
“Window Song” lyrics by Peter Fox
Recorded among the cedars, rain, and golden retrievers of Bell Creek Studio in Bellingham, WA. All songs were performed live in real-time – no overdubs, no underdubs, four days sitting across from each other surrounded by acoustic guitars and cups of tea.
The beginning, if pinned on a map, would be a tiny green room in Boston – a spark that traveled along hundreds of humid New England bicycle miles, and bloomed beside a wood stove in Washington and on a couch on Constellation Drive.
Special thanks to Michael for your guidance, kindness, and deft touch. Thanks to Cosmos for not barking during a single take, and to Rusty for your deep and generous immersion in the art. Thank you to Natalie for every single step of the way, and to Abby, Stuart, Peter, Susan, Gary, Deborah, Cuchulain, Uncle Silly, Owen, and Larry. Thanks to the window overlooking the Puget Sound, and to every kind of tree in Peterson Ridge.
Here’s “The Only Living Boy in New York” from the last day of riding Xtracyle electric cargo bicycles on our CA tour to the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley in January.
What you don’t see in this video is the older man with the little dog who was telling us stories of riding in the Marin hills and serving in the Navy. He claimed that he used to listen to music but hadn’t in a long time. We asked if he wanted to hear a song, and when we finished the Paul Simon tune he said it reminded him of listening to Peter, Paul and Mary way back when.
What I don’t see when I drive on the highways, freeway, interstates, boulevards, avenues, turnpikes, and jet streams is the red tail hawk on the fence beside the “Keep Out” sign on the east bay trail who after giving us minutes of the side eye decides to look me directly in the face and send an electric wobble through my spine, or the crew of kids on bikes who turn down our home made cookie offer because they are “scouts,” or the bar hostess in San Francisco who lets us in soaking wet and shivering to sit by the heater, plug in a battery, and order an apple cider, or the tarp village in Oakland two city blocks long that we smell and hear as we ride by, or the myriad “hellos” and “what are you all doings,” or the high schoolers on the picnic tables in Alameda writing letters to petition for environmentally sustainable refrigeration, or all the hours in transit not spent looking at our phones but rather listening to the wind, wrestling with thoughts, looking at faces, side streets, and subtleties of the place where we get to roll and minstrel for the week.
And then there’s the incredible Xtracycle cargo bikes. Even loaded down with guitars and amps and personal gear the bikes are graceful. Tie down is easy with the various saddle bags and accessories, and the only way to describe the ride-ability is it feels just like riding a bike. The battery capacity is such that we can now ride a 50 mile day on one charge! I do believe the technology is getting so good that in a lot of urban areas it is likely the most efficient option for avoiding traffic and being able to carry kids, groceries, tools, or gear for a concert :)
