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The Special Pillow Meets the Space Monster

by The Special Pillow

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Three on a Sundial 01:50
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A Certain Level of Uncertainty 04:10
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Fond and Foggy 03:14
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Give Up the Ghost 04:24
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That's the Way It's Got to Be 05:26
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Nowhere to Go but Home 03:33
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What is the Space Monster? Some malevolent entity from the cosmic beyond or the void itself? Are we talking about outer or inner space? And is the monstrosity manifested as too much space or too little?

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released February 16, 2024

Dan Cuddy: bass, vocals
Katie Gentile: violin, viola, vocals
Peter Stuart: guitars, 8-string bass, vocals
Eric Marc Cohen: drums, percussion, vocals

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Debby Schwartz: vocals, all over the place
Cheryl Kingan: baritone saxophone, track 3
Steven Levi: cornet and valve trombone, track 3

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mitch Rackin at Deep Dive

Songs by Dan Cuddy (c) Superb Rain Songs (BMI), administered by Rough Trade Publishing, except track 5 by George Gallacher, Hume Payton, and Tony Myles. Copyright Abkco Music Inc.

Cover typography by Bonnie Shelden

Thanks a zillion: Georgina Keenan, Rob Weisberg, Chris Mahoney, Neil Brady, Lyle Hysen, Mike Turner, Das Damen, Dump, Sloppy Heads, Joe Belock, Evan “Funk” Davies, and WFMU in general

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The Special Pillow Hoboken, New Jersey

For the past two decades, The Special Pillow have operated from the margins of the marginal, creating a distinctive string- driven sound—a heady brew encompassing concise ’60s-flavored pop gems, dreamy psychedelic reveries, and a propulsive drive redolent of the antipodean indie acts of the ‘80s. ... more

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