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For the third re-release of old material, we’re going to turn to Stars Turn Me On, the project with my dear friend and guitarist Justin Caucutt. The song is the eponymous song “Stars Turn Me On,” from the album Goldrush in 2012.
I met Justin old-school, through Craigslist. I had just finished my first album Conversation with Francis Bakin in 2008. Zepparella was working, and I had this songwriting project, and it seemed like there should be a third wheel to my musical being. I wanted to play drums in an original project. In 2009, a good way for me to do that was to put an ad on Craigslist, spelling out the type of player I was looking for.
Justin was the only person who answered the ad. When he showed up to jam, I remember us looking at each other in the practice studio lobby and both smiling goofily. We sort of immediately had a kind of recognition that we might already know each other, and we’ve been fast friends ever since. Continue reading “Old Material, New Release: Stars Turn Me On”