''Chronicle Man'' is the ninth studio album by the northern California
rock
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the Mother Hips
The Mother Hips is an American rock band based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
History
Formation and ''Back to the Grotto''
Tim Bluhm (vocals/guitar), Greg Loiacono (guitar/vocals), Isaac Parsons (bass) and Mike Wofchuck (drums) met in 1 ...
. Released in 2014, ''Chronicle Man'' unearths eleven tracks that were recorded in the mid-1990's during the Mother Hips' tenure on
Rick Rubin
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's label
American Recordings. A stack of 2" audio tape was discovered in 2009 in a Los Angeles basement and was sent back to the Mother Hips, who then went through the tapes to form the eleven tracks on ''Chronicle Man''.
Track listing
# "Desert Song" – 3:22
# "El Pancho Villa" – 3:50
# "You Can't Win" – 3:10
# "St. Andrew" – 4:13
# "Loup Garou" – 4:14
# "Desert Moon" – 1:21
# "Headache to Headache" – 4:33
# "The Flood" – 5:13
# "Chronicle Man" – 2:54
# "Barefoot Sea Chantey" – 2:15
# "Rich Little Girl" – 7:20
Personnel
* Tim Bluhm – guitar, vocals, keys
* Greg Loiacono – guitar, vocals, keys
* Isaac Parsons – bass
* Mike Wofchuck – drums
* John Hofer – drums
* Danny Eisenberg – keyboards
References
2014 albums
The Mother Hips albums
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