Album Notes

Sixteen fun 'n funky new tunes from a world-class lyric writer with an amusingly sharp eye on the post-modern world. The follow-up to Bean Hoy's award-winning debut album includes "Groovy Town," "Baby Boomer Blues," "Oh! Sandfly!," "Drive It To The Moon" and a dozen more irresistible blues-pop ditties.

YOU WILL LOVE THIS ALBUM IF...

...you have Beck, John Lee Hooker and the Velvet Underground in heavy rotation on your iPod.


THE MOST IN-DEMAND TRACKS...

Four songs made Bean Hoy's Top 10 Digital Downloads list:
• Baby Boomer Blues
• Farmer Tan
• Winter
• Lightning Bugs


BY THE WAY, WHICH ONE'S BEAN?

Formed by journalist-musician Mike Starling as an outlet for his wry, topical songs, Bean Hoy has taken the stage in everything from an acoustic duo on up to an eight-piece rock band with a brass section called the Horns of Vengeance. Its debut album – including songs like "Road Construction" and "A Little Bit Confused (The Politically Correct Song)" – was named Best Local Recording of the Year in the La Crosse Area Music Awards (re-released on the "Boys Can't Be Trusted" collection, available at CD Baby.)


INSIDER MUSICIAN STUFF...

• Mastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Brett Huus.

• Shortly after the release of "Boys Can't Be Trusted," bandleader Mike Starling moved to Colorado to take a job as a beer magazine editor and took a break from performing live. But that didn't stop him from writing more of his trademark songs.

• This collection of fully-produced demos – ranging from guitar-drenched blues-rockers like "Big Wave" and "Rocket" to tongue-in-cheek acoustic ditties like "Junk" and "Winter!" to the strange dobro/hip-hop brew of "Eagles Fly" and the funky keyboard trance of "Cementhead" – offers rare insight into Mike's songwriting process. He also played all the instruments on most tracks.

• Of course there are some great guest musicians too.

• Kevin Skrenes plays drums on "Rocket." (Hear more of Kevin's rockin' stickwork on the Sons of Distortion CD, "Livin' In The Milky Way," here on CD Baby.)

• Current Bean Hoy drummer Bob Mueller plays on "Winter." Mike and Bob actually recorded the original rough tracks in Oshkosh, Wis. in 1987.

• Jared Drake adds harmony vocals to "Go Beater Car Go." He plays bass in the band's current lineup.

• Both Jared and Bob can be heard on the 2008 Bean Hoy CD "Get Lost: The Studio J Sessions," available at CD Baby.