Taken from his forthcoming album ‘Echo Me On‘ on Perpetual Doom, our Song of the Day comes from outsider folk mystic Lee Baggett with Zipper Ride, a blissful meditation that leaves me smiling every time I hear it…
if we play it cool we can hitch a ride up to big pools slipping down the water
nothing on us but a big smile
sliding round the truck on a country mile
Keith Hadad of Records Crates United wrote the press for the album and states that Lee reaches all-new emotional depths on this new release which seems more than justified statement after hearing this sun-glinting jewel of a song.
He adds: The Philippine-born artist and occasional Little Wings guitarist cut the album’s ten tracks in San Francisco’s Juniper House in 2022 with a full band, a gang of backup singers and a full string section. The surreal poignancy of Baggett’s poetic lyrics carry even more weight than usual here, as his reedy vocals are beautifully supported by this perfectly arranged assortment of sympathetic violins and cellos, honky-tonk piano and swelling mid-60s country choir.
“Starting with the idea of a piano based record as the third stage link with the Just a Minute and Anyway records, this was made with the same basic ingredients-which is meet by the sea for a couple days, catch a wave, set up the mics and record while learning the song. This was achieved. The formula being altered a bit with more crew members and some precision mixing chamber operations.” – Lee Baggett
Out on vinyl and cassette via Perpetual Doom on Friday, Dec. 22nd.
Order via Bandcamp: https://perpetualdoom.bandcamp.com/album/echo-me-on