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JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees & a lot of banjo

Posted by Loren on June 4, 2023

JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees & a lot of banjo
photo by Sandlin Gaither

JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees will release the collaborative Ponder Machine, out June 30 on Shimmy-Disc.

The banjo album features Pinkus, known for his work with Butthole Surfers, and Mike Savino (Tall Tall Trees), drawing from bluegrass music with a darker twist.

The lead single, "Fungal Mountain Breakdown," is shared below along with a bandcamp link for when the record comes out.

The album was recorded by Kramer in August 2022 and will release via Joyful Noise Recordings.

Ponder Machine track listing:

01. Sourdough Rag
02. Building Fires
03. High on the Mountain
04. Mad County
05. Afterlifer
06. Can’t C#
07. E.Y.’s Demise
08. Ponder Machine 
09. Zeno Raises The Dead
10. Fungal Mountain Breakdown
11. Building More Fires *Cassette B-Side / Digital Exclusive*
12. E.Y.’s Continuous Demise *Cassette B-Side / Digital Exclusive*
13. Zeno Rises Again *Cassette B-Side / Digital Exclusive*

JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees & a lot of banjo
photo by Sandlin Gaither

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