FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tenlons Fort to release Shelters LP on March 3rd
“Jack Gibson is too humble a man to hear such a statement, but his alter ego Tenlons Fort creates some of the most beautiful songs we have ever heard.” – LA Underground
“The simple, fatalistic honesty is gut-wrenching.” - AustinSound.net
“There's an autobiographical, almost confessional, quality to the lyrics and he avoids any pretention by being honest and open.” – Radio Free Silver Lake
What started as a noise letter to a friend in 1995, Tenlons Fort has become a four album song cycle of musician, writer, director, artist and human rights activist Jack Gibson. The latest release Shelters LP consists of ten songs, an equal number of paintings, and a fund to raise money for homeless individuals in LA, Austin, and beyond. 50% of record sales of Shelters LP serve as the initial donations to Tenlons Fort Shelters Fund.
After years of following the melancholic muse resulting in the first three releases The Golden Handshake, Followed By Bad Luck and Forever is a Long Time, Tenlons Fort replaces the meditations of death and doom, with tales of wisdom, patience, and clarity without leaving the emotional territory that has made him an underground favorite since 2005.
Having been alcohol free for a year and a half, TENLONS FORT has found a deeper appreciation for the gift of music, and life in general, making the Shelters LP an uplifting end to the first chapter of the musical journey known as Tenlons Fort.
Shelters LP will be released on March 3, 2010 at the record release show planned for Los Angeles that night at Synchronicity Space with Will Courtney (Brothers and Sisters), Downtown/Union and Manhattan Murder Mystery.
Since the album will be a limited run for charity, press copies will not be sent but links to download are available upon request.
01. Read It and Weep
02. How Would You Live?
03. Apple (A Potential Pen Pal)
04. You Won’t Be With Me
05. Shelters
06. Lost in Love
07. Hold Me
08. Warmth of the Dark
09. Another Part of You
10. Baby It’s Cool
Album Credits:
All songs written by Jack Gibson
Performed by Tenlons Fort
Produced by Will Courtney
Recorded at Electric Treehouse - Austin, TX
Players:
Jack Gibson
Will Courtney
Paul Schlichting
Joseph Cordi
Nate Cole
Mastered by TW Walsh
"Baby It's Cool" - produced by Aaron Embry
Recorded at Hunter's Hollow - Los Angeles, California
Players:
Jack Gibson
Aaron Embry
Joel Plotnick
Avi Buffalo
Mastered by Adam Samuels
Visit the band online:
www.myspace.com/tenlonsfortsheltersfund
For further information please contact Dane Sundseth: dane@yukonpromotions.com
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