rykodisc
September 20, 2002, 04:25 AM
Philadelphia Singer/Songwriter Bill Ricchini recently recorded a 7 inch single of the Moz classic Everyday is Like Sunday in the style of Petsounds, The Velvets and Elliot Smith. It's super good. Get it at INsound.com or check out the mp3 at www.billricchini.com. Bill's Ordianary Time record comes out on Ryko Oct. 1.
BILL RICCHINI wrote and recorded the songs that would become his critically acclaimed, bedroom pop debut ORDINARY TIME over the summer of 2001. Recorded entirely in his Philadelphia bedroom, Ordinary Time combines a mini- orchestra of lush cellos, trumpets, guitars, pianos, organs, sleighbells and harmonies (Brian Wilson, The Zombies, The Velvet Underground, Belle & Sebastian) with a quietly beautiful set of introspective, hushed folk pop (Elliot Smith, Nick Drake, The Smiths, The Kinks). Ordinary Time won much attention when it began circulating as a self-released demo generating glowing reviews and topping many critics' lists in the US and UK. In the spring of 2001 Bill and his band toured the U.S. promoting Ordinary Time as the sizeable cult following for the record continued to grow. By the fall of 2002, the buzz for the record turned into a roar with the indie pressing of Ordinary Time quickly selling out worldwide and a limited edition 7-inch single for the Trackstar label (a cover of Morrissey’s classic“Everyday is Like Sunday”) also selling out of it’s pressing.
After being courted by a number of record labels to repress Ordinary Time, Bill inked a deal with the Megaforce/Transdreamer label and Rykodisc distribution to re-release Ordinary Time worldwide in the fall of 2002 with a new bonus track, expanded packaging and remastered sound. (Street date: October 1) This marks the first time Ordinary Time will be widely available to mass record buyers. Chain record stores (Tower, Virgin Megastores, Borders, Barnes and Noble) online retailers (Amazon, CD Now) as well as the small indie shops that championed Ordinary Time will all be carrying the CD.
Described as everything from a heartbreaking break-up record to an indie kid’s Petsounds to an achingly beautiful song cycle of pop bliss, Ordinary Time is many things to many people. In the liner notes it reads “This is a summer record about the winter.” Songs repeatedly explore themes of cold weather, Christmas Trees, rained-on parades and icy mountaintops through the lens of a failed romantic relationship. Not unlike the themes/moods of Big Star’s “Thirteen,” The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows,” or The Velvets’ “Stephanie Says,” Ordinary Time asks questions it can’t yet answer, maturing while at the same time holding on to it’s innocence. Ordinary Time is about growing up, holding on and letting go. And yes, it’s a good break up record.
http://www.billricchini.com
BILL RICCHINI wrote and recorded the songs that would become his critically acclaimed, bedroom pop debut ORDINARY TIME over the summer of 2001. Recorded entirely in his Philadelphia bedroom, Ordinary Time combines a mini- orchestra of lush cellos, trumpets, guitars, pianos, organs, sleighbells and harmonies (Brian Wilson, The Zombies, The Velvet Underground, Belle & Sebastian) with a quietly beautiful set of introspective, hushed folk pop (Elliot Smith, Nick Drake, The Smiths, The Kinks). Ordinary Time won much attention when it began circulating as a self-released demo generating glowing reviews and topping many critics' lists in the US and UK. In the spring of 2001 Bill and his band toured the U.S. promoting Ordinary Time as the sizeable cult following for the record continued to grow. By the fall of 2002, the buzz for the record turned into a roar with the indie pressing of Ordinary Time quickly selling out worldwide and a limited edition 7-inch single for the Trackstar label (a cover of Morrissey’s classic“Everyday is Like Sunday”) also selling out of it’s pressing.
After being courted by a number of record labels to repress Ordinary Time, Bill inked a deal with the Megaforce/Transdreamer label and Rykodisc distribution to re-release Ordinary Time worldwide in the fall of 2002 with a new bonus track, expanded packaging and remastered sound. (Street date: October 1) This marks the first time Ordinary Time will be widely available to mass record buyers. Chain record stores (Tower, Virgin Megastores, Borders, Barnes and Noble) online retailers (Amazon, CD Now) as well as the small indie shops that championed Ordinary Time will all be carrying the CD.
Described as everything from a heartbreaking break-up record to an indie kid’s Petsounds to an achingly beautiful song cycle of pop bliss, Ordinary Time is many things to many people. In the liner notes it reads “This is a summer record about the winter.” Songs repeatedly explore themes of cold weather, Christmas Trees, rained-on parades and icy mountaintops through the lens of a failed romantic relationship. Not unlike the themes/moods of Big Star’s “Thirteen,” The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows,” or The Velvets’ “Stephanie Says,” Ordinary Time asks questions it can’t yet answer, maturing while at the same time holding on to it’s innocence. Ordinary Time is about growing up, holding on and letting go. And yes, it’s a good break up record.
http://www.billricchini.com