The Mother Stone

by Caleb Landry Jones

Overview

Actor and musician Caleb Landry Jones makes his recording debut with The Mother Stone, a 15-song psychedelic rock opus of sprawling complexity, abrupt tonal shifts, and dark-hued pop arrangements. Dating back to the late 2000s, the Texas native has built up an impressive resume of film and television credits, from Breaking Bad and X-Men to Get Out and Twin Peaks. It turns out he has also been making music since a young age and boasts a deep back catalog of material, much of it inspired by the Beatles' more exploratory moments and the ramshackle psych of Syd Barrett's thrilling post-Pink Floyd burnout. While filming the zombie art-comedy The Dead Don't Die, Jones played some of his demos for director Jim Jarmusch, who recommended him to experimental enthusiasts Sacred Bones Records, the same label that has released some of Jarmusch's own recordings. Teaming up with producer Nic Jodoin (Black Lips), Jones unleashed years of ideas and pent-up weirdness, constructing a wild suite of interconnected songs replete with lurching orchestral sections and harsh fuzzy textures and sung in a variety of different voices and timbres like a character actor gone off the rails. Two-part opener "Flag Day/The Mother Stone" sets the tone with a macabre parade of marching brass and frantic Dixieland that segues into a sludgy string-adorned rocker. Much of what follows falls into a similar pattern of unpredictability, with rhythms changing on a dime, orchestral elements jumping in and out of the mix, and Jones the madcap marauder leading the charge to who knows where. The production is consistently exciting and the arrangements are often thrilling on this unusual debut. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/29/2020
Label:	Sacred Bones
UPC:	0843563126479
Rank:	72400

Tracks

1. Flag Day/The Mother Stone
2. You're so Wonderfull
3. I Dig Your Dog
4. Katya
5. All I Am in You/The Big Worm
6. No Where's Where Nothing's Died
7. Licking the Days
8. For the Longest Time
9. The Hodge-Podge Porridge Poke
10. I Want to Love You
11. The Great I Am
12. Lullabbey
13. No Where's Where Nothing's Died (A Marvelous Pain)
14. Thanks for Staying
15. Little Planet Pig

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Caleb Landry Jones   Primary Artist,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion
David Moyer   Woodwind
Craig Eastman   Fiddle
Danny T. Levin   Brass
Robert Levon Been   Guitar
Robert Hudson   Bass,Guitar
Blake Cooper   Tuba
Travis Pavur   Guitar
Jazz Mills   Vocals (Background)
Stephanie Hunt   Vocals (Background)
Matt Larocca   Guitar
Danny Lee Blackwell   Guitar
The Nona Quartet   Strings
The Baby Flames   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Nic Jodoin   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Travis Pavur   Engineer
Drew Erickson   Arranger
Franky Flowers   Engineer
Yochanan Austin   Assistant Engineer
Caleb Landry Jones   Composer,Producer
Alec Ruvalcaba   Assistant Engineer
Will Penczak   Assistant Engineer