American Darlings
These vignettes of the end times. Of a Mad Max dreamworld happening somewhere off stage left. A lush and endless pessimism. A wild and cynical manifesto of new-wave noir synth and heart-beat-like sonic violence. Like a haiku that forgot to count its syllables, a propaganda stripped of its propaganda and somewhere between a deadpan Jacques Brel and a don juan Daniel Johnston. Between late Leonard Cohen and mid-career Scott Walker. Between a bar stool confessional and a bar room anthem of these trying times, for the late-night crowd, of the American psyche on trial. Enjoy!
The songs presented here are part of a larger project of 30 songs recorded over 30 days by John Manson and Dan Madri. You can explore a library of videos from the full project here.
Lyrics written by John Manson
Music written by John Manson and Dan Madri
Performed by
John Manson: Lead Vocals
Dan Madri: Guitar, Bass, Piano, Synths, Percussion, and Drums
Engineered by Dan Madri
Produced by Dan Madri
Mastered by Scott Craggs