Post Truth Serum - Modern Victims Vinyl
Post Truth Serum - Modern Victims Vinyl
Tom Hagerman’s latest project Post Truth Serum, and their new record Modern Victims, is a musical journey mixing sugary pop, cinematic chamber music, and moody sentimentality. Now available on vinyl!
Track Listing -
1. That's All Folks
2. Worms
3. Imp of the Perverse
4. Wasted Youth
5. The Picnic
6. Doomsday Clocks
7. From the Light of Dead Stars
8. The Discotheque
9. This Is the End
10. Salad Days
Music and Lyrics by Tom Hagerman.
Post Truth Serum (Modern Victims) was perhaps never meant to be. This record, the brainchild of Tom Hagerman (best known for his multi-instrumentalist role in Devotchka) is a collection of moody, infectious, glorious, and absurd pop songs created from the discarded scraps of melodic content from the deep recesses of his vintage 2011 laptop. Musical influences from 80’s goth/new wave synthesizers collide with chamber pop orchestral strings, horns and percussion which are all brought to life by the vocals of Elin Palmer and the drums of Shawn King (Devotchka).
With all plans for a traditional album release scrapped by the pandemic, the record was prematurely released on Bandcamp on March 19th and as Wonderbound, the Denver based modern dance company has said in its description of the record: “The lyrics and music, written and recorded over the past several years, eerily foreshadowed the emotional and psychological space that the world had suddenly been thrown into”. This record, in its own way, is a joyful romp through the loss of a care free youth, the panic of a midlife crisis, the realization of impending catastrophes created by humanity, and the absolute power of human connection and love through our darkest moments. If Rock and Roll is the story of The Myth of Sisyphus, Post Truth Serum’s “Modern Victims” is the laughter that follows.
credits:
released March 19, 2020
MAS ECLECTIC RECORDS...MAS-002
Music Appreciation Society
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Recorded in Denver, Broomfield, and Boulder by:
Todd Loomis at Noise Radiation Studios
Xandy Whitesel at Mighty Fine Productions
and...
Tom Hagerman, Elin Palmer, Shawn King in garages and bedrooms
Mixed and Mastered by Todd Loomis
The Post Truth Serum is:
Elin Palmer-- Vocals
Tom Hagerman-- Accordion, Bass, Guitars, Keyboards/ Piano/ Synths, Percussion, Ukelele, Violin, Viola
Shawn King-- Drums, Percussion
with...
Jeff Almond-- additional Electric Guitar on track 8
Shane Endsley-- Drums, Percussion, Trumpet on track 1
Gordon Gano-- additional Vocals on track 5
Evan Orman-- Cello on tracks 2 and 7
Kolio Plachkov-- French Horn on tracks 2 and 7
Jeanie Schroder-- Baritone, Flute, Tuba on track 1
Jon Stewart-- Saxophones on track 8
Album Review:
https://www.westword.com/music/tom-hagerman-of-devotchka-releases-surprise-album-with-post-truth-serum-11669261