Here it is at long last, the new album from Mister Fusty, “The Waiting Room”.
The album was recorded on and off between Aug 2010 & February 2011 by myself with mastering and additional mixing by Jimmy Ether and artwork by Paul Thompson. Thanks to Jimmy & Paul for their time & efforts!
I’m very proud of it and I think it’s the best thing I’ve done as Mister Fusty. Of course I would say that though!
The idea, lyrically, behind this album was that each song would be from another person’s perpective, each song would be a different story (or part of one). The rule I set myself was that none of the songs would be about me or particularly based on my own experiences. Although some of the ideas are based on real events, for instance “Empty Chairs” came about from reading Julia Baird’s memoir about her relationship with her half-brother John Lennon. John’s mother died tragically after being knocked down by a car and I remember reading in the book that John & his mother Julia were due to visit his Aunty (one of Julia’s sisters) the day after the accident. His Aunty (Anne I think, but I don’t have the book to hand), obviously devastated from the news, took a picture of the chairs they would have sat in out in the garden on that summer day and framed it. It struck me as a sad and strange thing to do and it became an idea for a song.
Another real life inspiration was “Rainbow Valley” whose lyrics were inspired by this article about the dead bodies that litter Mount Everest (warning: link contains images you may find disturbing).
I hope you enjoy the album, it’s available to listen & download (in a multitude of formats) at the Bandcamp store or using the player above. The album is also available on iTunes and will appear on other stores/music services shortly. There might be a vinyl release later in the year, more news on that at later date.
Do let me know what you think of the album in the comments below or on the Facebook page or through Twitter. It’s always helpful and I very much appreciate feedback.
Thanks!
- Rob Gibson, August 2011
