Album Notes

Mister Fusty is the musical pseudonym of Rob Gibson, who is based in Whitley Bay, England.
He makes music armed with only a computer and handful of stringed and electronic instruments.
His first two albums, "Honest Blundering" (2006) and "Sparkle Darkly" (2007) consisted of instrumental nuggets of electronic lo-fi lounge pop - hard to categorize but easy on the ear.
2008's "Sprung" EP was the last foray into instrumental-only releases as since then Rob has decided to give vocals a chance and has been lovingly crafting songs ready for release this year.

The latest album "Over the Rocky Mountains" still retains the pop sensibility and catchiness of his instrumental albums but this time using vocal melody and harmony to fully flesh out his pop song aspirations.
"I've always wanted to do an album of catchy, three-minute pop songs, but I'd not had much confidence with my voice. It wasn't until I tried singing a few songs and playing them to people who responded positively and told me my vocals were fine that I got a bit of confidence to have a crack at it", says Rob.

The album is an eclectic mix, the opening track, "Rocky", is a straight-up rock song, albeit with some typical Fusty flourishes. "Airport Lounge" waltzes with some old-fashioned keyboards, while the melancholic "Wake Me Up When The Future's Rosy" sounds like it could have come from a number of late 1980's indie bands. There is even a disco-esque track, "Grumpy Like Me", a tongue-in-cheek song of devotion between snarky lovers.

The title and theme of the album is of escaping to fulfil dreams. "I got married last year and went on honeymoon in Vancouver and fell in love with the place. We've been to Canada a few times and we keep dreaming of moving there. To get to Vancouver you fly over the Rocky Mountains, coming from the UK anyway, so that's where the title comes from. Also it's a double meaning, the phrase 'Over the Rocky Mountains' could also mean you are over a particularly bad or rough patch in your life. So it's perhaps a place everyone would like to escape to at some point in their lives."

www.misterfusty.com
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released 21 September 2009
Written and Produced by Rob Gibson in 2008/9 at Monkseaton Studios, Whitley Bay, England.

All instruments and warbling by Rob Gibson
Backing vocals & handclaps on Track 10 by Andrea Gibson.

Mastered by Jimmy Ether.
www.headphonetreats.com
Cover art by Paul Thompson.
www.hollowearth.co.uk