I Don't Feel Well
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| Released | October 16, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | June 22 – July 17, 2020 | |||
| Studio | Palmquist Studios, El Sereno, California | |||
| Length | 44:54 | |||
| Label | ORG Music | |||
| Producer | Eric Palmquist | |||
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I Don't Feel Well is the second studio album from multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Josh Klinghoffer, under the pseudonym of Pluralone. The album was recorded and released a year after his debut album To Be One with You. As on his debut album, Klinghoffer has the participation of guest artists: Jack Irons, who appears on drums for "Red Don’t Feel", "The Night Won’t Scare Me", "Carry" and "Plank"; Redd Kross and Off! bassist Steven Shane McDonald, featured on the song "Mother Nature"; Billy Mohler performs double bass on the song "I Hear You".[1]
"The Night Won’t Scare Me" was released as the first single on the ORG Music label Soundcloud profile through a Rolling Stone article.[2]
The album was released on vinyl (also a limited colored edition of a gold vinyl), CD and digitally.
Background
Along with the release of "The Night Won't Scare Me", an interview with Klinghoffer was published in Rolling Stone in which he mentioned that he began work on the album in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak in United States. Klinghoffer mentions that during this time, unlike his debut album, he was able to fully concentrate on writing and recording an album in the same period of time.
Klinghoffer released a statement about the album's release, saying: "This album was made during and amongst some very new experiences. I hope it captures some of how it felt during this period. I'll feel better when this is behind".[2]
The day of the album's release, Klinghoffer commented on it via Twitter and Instagram: "There is a hell of a lot of noise out there so I apologize for adding to the pile of it, but, my hope is (if you're here and reading this you're inclined to listen to the noise that I make) it makes you feel a little bit calmer, a little bit safer, and a little bit more at peace... if only for a minute. I truly think we'll be okay. We just have to work together. Again, many many many thanks to everyone for all the love and support. Here's to feeling!!!".[3]
Music
About the first single of the album "The Night Won't Scare Me", Klinghoffer told Rolling Stone that the song began with a chord progression that he originally composed for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but the track was completed "in a burst of creativity" after his departure.
"The Report" was released as the second single, about the song Klinghoffer said that was written the day that William Barr made his "obfuscation performance" about the Mueller Report. "I think I was sitting in bed, watching that scumbag blather, and playing chords that sounded like the image of spiders crawling out of his eyes. That wretched man. That's where the music was born," Klinghoffer told Spin. The song changed and finally ended up being a report regarding his state of mind in the present year, for a time was named after the album title.[4]
Track listing
All music is composed by Josh Klinghoffer
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Red Don't Feel" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "The Night Won't Scare Me" | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Carry" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "The Report" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Steal Away" | 4:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Mother Nature" | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Knowing You" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Plank" | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Don't Have To" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "I Hear You" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 44:54 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Pluralone website.[1]
- Josh Klinghoffer – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums
- Jack Irons – drums (tracks 1, 2, 8. Additional drumming on track 3)
- Steven Shane McDonald – bass (additional bass on track 6)
- Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello (tracks 5, 10)
- Paul Cartwright – violin (tracks 5, 8,10)
- Andrew Duckles – viola (tracks 5, 8,10)
- Billy Mohler – double bass (tracks 5, 8,10)
- Nate Walcott – strings written & arranged on tracks 5, 8, 10
- Kate Elkan – design
- Nora Shazlin – cover photo
References
- ^ a b "Pluralone Merch". pluralone.merchnow.com. September 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Josh Klinghoffer's Pluralone Previews New Album With 'The Night Won't Scare Me'". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020.
- ^ "Josh Klinghoffer on Instagram: "Funny that 2020 is what's considered 'normal' when discussing visual acuity. This year, these days, right now, is anything but normal..."". Retrieved 16 October 2020 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Josh Klinghoffer Shares 'The Report' From Upcoming Pluralone Album". Spin. October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Former RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Guitarist JOSH KLINGHOFFER To Release New PLURALONE Album 'I Don't Feel Well'". Blabbermouth.net. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
