The Vanishing Point, by Joanie Mendenhall

The Vanishing Point

by Joanie Mendenhall

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1.	The Vanishing Point 03:27	buy track
2.	Broken Record 03:51	buy track
3.	Good All the Time 03:05	buy track
4.	The Danger (To Young Love) 04:28	buy track
5.	Nocturne No. 2 03:39	buy track
6.	The Last Time (Bonus Track) 03:20	buy track
7.	Trees (Bonus Track) 03:52	buy track

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THE VANISHING POINT is 5 new songs, plus 2 old songs re-done. I made these recordings as a live band with a truly awesome lineup: Tyler Ward, my longtime drummer and all-around amazing musician, and Brian Holwerda and Jesse Bowen from one of my favorite bands, Blackout Party. These guys are heavily talented, their instrumental genius and killer vocal harmonies made my songs better than ever. Before making these recordings, I wasn’t too keen on the idea of recording live as a band. But I allowed myself to be talked into it, and it was such a cool process, definitely right for these songs and this lineup of people. We even ended up keeping most of the live vocals! Now that’s something I never thought I would do. There’s a great guest appearance by Dave Berzansky on pedal steel (on our new version of “The Last Time”). We also had Ray Suen stop in to sprinkle in some violin. And there’s a truly trippy appearance by Al Howard on circuit-bent radio and percussion. You’ll hear his wild touch on a few of the songs. Engineer Mike Butler did a great job of capturing it all.

I’m really happy with THE VANISHING POINT. It is a snapshot of a real moment with my band. A record, in the true sense of the word. Proof of something that happened.

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released September 24, 2013

Joanie Mendenhall - Rhodes, Guitar, Vox
T.S. Ward - Drums, Percussion, Vox
Brian Holwerda - Guitars, Vox
Jesse Bowen - Bass, Vox

Additional instrumentation by:
Mike Butler - Guitars
Al Howard - Percussion, Circuit Bent Radio
Ray Suen - Violin
Dave Berzansky - Pedal Steel

Songs by Joanie Mendenhall
Produced and engineered by Mike Butler at The Lost Ark Studio, San Diego, CA
Mastered by Jamal Ruhe at West West Side Mastering

Photography by Rebecca Joelson
Graphic Design by Michael Delaney

C+P 2013 Joanie Mendenhall / Good Tonic (ASCAP)

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