Neon Repairman

Neon Repairman
Studio album by
Freedy Johnston
ReleasedJune 25, 2015
GenreAlternative rock
Length38:41
LabelSinging Magnet
ProducerFreedy Johnston
Freedy Johnston chronology
Rain on the City
(2010) 		Neon Repairman
(2015)

Neon Repairman is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, as well as his first self-produced album.[1] It was released in 2015 on Singing Magnet Records. Robbie Fulks wrote that on the album, "The music is played with hearts out and dicks in, to coin a phrase that I sincerely hope does not catch on."[2] Peter Gerstenzang of City Pages called the album "another stunning collection brimming with both indelible melodies and wonderfully seedy characters."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter(favorable)[4]
Magnet(favorable)[5]
Vice (Expert Witness)B+[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Freedy Johnston.

  1. "Neon Repairman" – 5:00
  2. "Baby, Baby Come Home" – 4:27
  3. "TV in My Arms" – 3:07
  4. "Summer Clothes" – 4:21
  5. "By the Broke Streetlight" – 2:27
  6. "The First to Leave the World, Is the First to See the World" – 3:51
  7. "Angeline" – 3:53
  8. "The Sentimental Heart" – 3:13
  9. "Her Hair is Blowing in the Wind of Another Planet" – 4:04
  10. "A Little Bit of Somethin' Wrong" – 4:18

Personnel

  • Freedy Johnston – vocals, instruments
  • John Calarco – drums
  • David Raven – drums
  • Chris Boeger – bass
  • Dusty Wakeman – bass
  • Chris Lawrence – guitar, pedal steel
  • Doug Pettibone – guitar
  • Jim Chapdelaine – guitar
  • Dave Adler – mellotron, rhodes
  • James Cowan – bongos, percussion
  • Biff Blumfungagnge – violin
  • Mary Gaines – cello

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Freedy Johnston Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ Fulks, Robbie (30 June 2015). "Robbie Fulks Talks Freedy Johnston's Neon Repairman". Talkhouse. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ^ Gerstenzang, Peter (12 May 2015). "Freedy Johnston Fixes Up a New Album". City Pages. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ Gerstenzang, Peter (27 May 2015). "Freedy Johnston Shines on Neon Repairman". American Songwriter. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. ^ Poet, J. (17 July 2015). "Essential New Music: Freedy Johnston's "Neon Repairman"". Magnet. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (28 August 2015). "Yo La Tengo Made Their Loveliest Album Ever: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey. Retrieved 24 May 2017.