Tuesdays Robot have a new disc out this week, Peace Sing-A-Long. And whattayaknow? The first track, “I Am U,” is an absolute pool hall singalong, and so are four tracks after it. My favorite track is “Davy Goes To The Fair, With Us” for it’s jazzy melody and inherent inside jokes.
Our friends at HWTS have a fantastic interview with group founder Rick Widen.
What are some of the similarities and differences between this disc and your self-titled disc?
RW: Well, I guess my whole life I’ve been one kind of poser or another, and in our last album, I was doing my best Dylan impression, employing a lot of irony and wit and WTFs. This Peace Sing-a-Long album was started as a way to be more positive about how I’ve been feeling over the last five years. John Lennon died right before I was born, also Bob Marley, and I think many people forgot how fun it can be to include a positive or political message in pop music. Although Punk carried the torch and don’t forget “We are the World”—that was dope. Billy Bragg, too, I think. I suppose with this album I was just hoping to add to the body of work that’s already out there.
Read the rest of it here. And here’s my interview with Rick from last summer.
Catch the CD Release show at the 331 Club tomorrow, April 18.Â
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