Patrick Mulroy - Other People’s Houses (2023)
“In terms of messaging, the album has country themes, including the constant working-class struggle for work and money, alcohol and drug abuse, war, and religion. They are common songwriting topics for Mulroy, but they are also topics that are important within American culture and are relevant to individuals’ everyday lives. In taking on these subjects, Mulroy wanted to make a point of the fact that no issue in American culture should be avoided, particularly ones that affect people so profoundly. This is a record for the everyman and the ones who are too often overlooked by our oft elitist society.”
Released January 27, 2023
On Other People’s Houses, songwriter / vocalist / guitar player Patrick Mulroy seamlessly melds the acoustic Americana for which his band Grain Thief is known with the buoyant Heartland rock of his youth to craft a sound at once unique and eminently familiar. This is one of those records that feels like something you once knew and loved that had been lost to the vagaries of time, only to be serendipitously rediscovered right when you needed it most.
Track listing:
Blood on my face
London
Two Dawgs
Just My Luck
Vengeful God
Music’s Not Enough
Broken Razors
Cameron Highlander
My Purple Chip
Album credits
Patrick Mulroy (guitar, vocals), Michael Harmon (bass, drums, background vocals), Alex Melcher (drums), Bryce Kanzer (piano), Peter Danilchuk (organ), Alex Formento (pedal steel)
All songs written by Patrick Mulroy (ASCAP)
Produced by Michael Harmon and Patrick Mulroy
Engineered & Mixed by Michael Harmon at Wachusett Recording
Mastered by Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering