R I C H A R D
L L O Y D
CONTINUES HIS ROCK
‘N’ ROLL LEGACY
WITH 'THE COUNTDOWN'
NEW SOLO ALBUM
BY SINGER-SONGWRITER-GUITARIST
AND 'TELEVISION' FOUNDING MEMBER
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
On November
2, Richard Lloyd – founding member of the seminal rock
band Television – presents his new album The Countdown on
CD and digital via Plowboy Records, with vinyl available in 2019.
A
pivotal fixture of the 1970s New York rock scene, Television’s improvisational,
intelligent brand of avant-garde punk earned their reputation as a landmark act
of the historic CBGB’s landscape, as well as an influence for generations of
punk and alternative bands. Lloyd’s technical guitar proficiency was
a key component to the band’s unique sound, which established their
debut Marquee Moon (1977) as one of the defining albums of the era.
After the band disbanded, Lloyd would go on to lend his signature
guitar licks to Matthew Sweet and John Doe, as well as releasing several
critically-acclaimed solo albums. Additionally, his recent
memoir Everything Is Combustible: Television, CBGB’s and Five Decades of
Rock and Roll was published in November 2017 with a second edition being
released in paperback on November 2.
On The
Countdown, Richard Lloyd creates an honest, natural expression with his
stylized guitar sound and swagger. “I can only be me,” he says. “I can't turn
into somebody else. So, every record I make is just a progression. I never felt
the angst necessary to be a punk. I was too young to be a beatnik and too old
to be a hippy. I like to say I’m an anthropologist from another planet who is
observing human nature and expressing my observations through rock’n’roll.”
Taking a
specific approach on the record, Lloyd’s process was to blend and
balance the raw, live energy of in-studio performance with the benefit of
technical refinements and additions behind-the-board. “You don't want to
overcook the pasta,” he adds. “I never want a Chef Boyardee record. I like
mistakes and rough edges. It's all very organic.”
Renowned
Nashville session players Dave Roe (bass) and Steve
Ebe (drums) served as a solid rhythmic backbone in the studio, cutting the
basic 11 tracks in two days, while keys by Joe Bidewell (who played with
Lloyd in his band in 1980) were eventually added to the mix. The result is a
real rocker’s record, with Lloyd allowing his
Adorned
with his own personal paintings as the foundation for the front and back covers
of the CD and vinyl, The Countdown continues the legacy of one of
rock’s enduring pioneers.
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more information about Richard Lloyd visit
On November 2nd
Richard Lloyd’s
new studio album
The
Countdown
will be released
via Plowboy Records
A deep dive for the astute fan, the bundle will allow
readers to delve into Lloyd’s past as a founding member of Television through
to his evolution as a solo artist. While soaking in the stories of his history
via Everything Is Combustible (originally released October 24, 2017), listeners
can experience his current journey via The Countdown.
Everything Is Combustible: Television, CBGB's and Five Decades of Rock and Roll: The Memoirs of an Alchemical Guitarist
available at amazon.com
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