Reprinting from our Mewsletter of this morning:
Larry Lynch of FAVEs and Greg Kihn Band fame has released a single, purrrfectly timed for Valentines Day. We at Berrrkeley Cat Records are late to this party, actually, as the video from Larry and Debra Knox is alrrready stirring hearts on the YouTubes! The song, composed by Mr. Lynch and his lifelong musical comrade Robbie Dunbar, was produced in the FAVES’ fave studio tradition at 25th Street Recording in Oakland.
Larry Lynch among his many talents is that rare case of a great drummer who is also an excellent singer, AND, can do these things expertly at the same time in live performances. Robbie Dunbar, as I’ve mentioned in these pages, is a lifelong guitar hero to me, going all the way back to his work in Beserkley legends Earth Quake when I was a kid, long before I met any of these gents. They are joined on this single by Bass guitar wizard Jonathan Bassil, and the magnificent Tony Malfatti on Sax.
Writes Larry about the conception of the song,
“Robbie and I wrote Open Up in my garage, where we usually come up with all our songs and ideas. We wanted this song to be fun and not try to be so serious about it. So with that, I went back to when I was a shy kid and couldn’t even talk to girls, (except as friends) which made me so frustrated with myself because I loved them so much. This is how I really wanted to be in my imagination! Having confidence and courage to believe that yes, I can ask girls out and really let them know how good they make me feel. So with this song I’m acting that out and it feels so good to believe that hey, I can do this!”
It’s an honor and a pleasure to release this new original song on BCR, and fitting that it lands on such an appropriate holiday. Recorded and mixed and mastered by the masterful Gabriel Shepard, Open Up is now available in your fave streaming services worldwide.
The cover art is Paul Jackson’s 7” vinyl-themed label, built with Shannon Wheeler’s cat-on-record-player logo. (Thanks, guys!)
Open up this widget for links to some of said streaming services!→
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/larrylynch1/open-up
Others will likely be added there soon.
And this is Eric Din, Beserkley Records superfan and Berkeley Cat Records catnip vendor in chief, opening up a new day, with curiosity and cute lil’ candy-hearts for all. <3
