The Granite Countertops are dark, whimsical, tender existential action heroes J Neo Marvin and Davis Jones, plus honored guests Matthew Grasso, Lizzie Borden, Junko Suzuki, Mark Parsons, and Stephen Abbate. The music ranges from noisy motivational dance tunes and flamenco/raga/trip-hop protest to populist cowbell rock, conflict-habituated jazz-dub, dissonant garage love ballads and trenchant chatty dronefests. 10 new original numbers, plus two covers of songs by Robert Wyatt and Donovan. It’s a sonic pocket zeitgeist for the times, and we can’t wait for you to hear it.
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1) SOMETHING DIFFERENT (J Neo Marvin-Davis Jones)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin and Davis Jones, BMI
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, keyboard, bass, guitars and beat programming
Davis Jones: Lyrics and vocals
2) SHEEPDOGS (J Neo Marvin)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin, BMI
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass and beat programming
Davis Jones: Vocals and keyboards
3) RIKI TIKI TAVI (Donovan Leitch)
© 1971 PEER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION & ABKCO MUSIC INC
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, guitar, bass and beat programming
Davis Jones: Cowbell and vocals
4) SHINY OBJECTS (J Neo Marvin)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin, BMI
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, percussion and beat programming
Davis Jones: Keyboard and vocals
5) CRASHING INTO THE FUTURE (J Neo Marvin-Davis Jones)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin and Davis Jones, BMI
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, dwarf djembe, keyboard “drums” and beat programming
Davis Jones: Lyrics and comments
6) GET OUT! (Davis Jones-J Neo Marvin-Stephen Abbate)
© 2009 Davis Jones, J Neo Marvin, and Stephen Abbate, BMI
Davis Jones: Lyrics, vocals, spoken word
J Neo Marvin: Guitars, bass, drums and vocals
Stephen Abbate: Acoustic guitar, funky drums, and disagreeing vocals
7) LET ME PLANT ONE ON YOU (J Neo Marvin)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin, BMI
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, guitars, drums, beat programming and invisible keyboard
Davis Jones: Keyboard, sound effects, vocals and commentary
8) LULLABY FOR HAMZA (Alfreda Benge-Robert Wyatt)
© 2003 Rykomusic, ASCAP
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass and beat programing
Davis Jones: Vocals and keyboards
Junko Suzuki: Trumpets
9) ANIMAL PANIC (J Neo Marvin)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin, BMI
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, “flute” keyboard and beat programming
Davis Jones: Keyboards and vocals
10) PICKING A FIGHT (J Neo Marvin-Davis Jones)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin and Davis Jones, BMI
Davis Jones: Lyrics, vocals, “piano” keyboards and percussion
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, bass, guitar, spacy keyboards, beat programming, dwarf djembe and Tibetan singing bowl
Junko Suzuki: Trumpet
Mark Parsons: Alto sax
11) ATLAS WEPT (J Neo Marvin-Matthew Grasso-Lizzie Borden)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin (BMI), Matthew Grasso and Lizzie Borden
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, keyboard, beat programming, electric guitars, dwarf djembe and melodica
Davis Jones: Vocals, Cuvaison wineglasses, Chinese massage balls, Tibetan cymbals
Matthew Grasso: seven-string acoustic guitar, sympathetic strings and lamenting vocals
Lizzie Borden: Soothing vocals
12) HAYSTACK (J Neo Marvin-Davis Jones)
© 2009 J Neo Marvin and Davis Jones, BMI
J Neo Marvin: Lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, melodica and dwarf djembe
Davis Jones: Lyrics, vocals, keyboards and shaker