ARTIST REVIEWS
"Delivers a Rockabilly Sound with a Devo Sensibility”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Cloaks messages of love in absurdist pop songs”
—PASTE MAGAZINE
“The best of Woody Woodpecker, the B-52s, Ren & Stimpy meets cool 50's pop music."
—MARK RUFFALO, ACTOR
"If you're a life form with a heart beating in your chest, check it out."
—ADAM GOLDBERG, ACTOR
"If unleashed on the general public, this could result in people smiling and generally having a good time."
—BOZ BOORER, MORRISSEY
"All about the power of imagination”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Cloaks messages of love in absurdist pop songs”
—PASTE MAGAZINE
“The best of Woody Woodpecker, the B-52s, Ren & Stimpy meets cool 50's pop music."
—MARK RUFFALO, ACTOR
"If you're a life form with a heart beating in your chest, check it out."
—ADAM GOLDBERG, ACTOR
"If unleashed on the general public, this could result in people smiling and generally having a good time."
—BOZ BOORER, MORRISSEY
"All about the power of imagination”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
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THE SINGLES
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EXPERIENCE THE EXPERIENCE THAT IS
DEDICATION
Working on this album pre-, mid, and post-pandemic brought about many logistical and financial challenges, including a canceled tour of China. Looking back, the best part of this rollercoaster of an experience is that it necessitated working with many incredible musicians and collaborators. By my count there are at least 58 people. I thank every single one of them for contributing to this experience. I dedicate the album to you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, and you! Thank you and YAM ON! Love, Steven aka Lard Dog |
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Kimberly Guise Produced by Jeremy Beck (4, 9, 12), Boz Boorer (1, 11), Jeremy Chatzky (5, 10), Steven Erdman (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), Ted Richardson (6), Jamie Saft (2, 13), Aaron Steinberg (1), and The Villalobos Brothers (7). Lyrics and Melodies by Steven Erdman Music co-writing & arranging Steven Erdman (all tracks) with Jeremy Beck (3, 6, 7, 12), with Boz Boorer (1, 9, 10, 11), with Jeremy Chatzky (5), with Curtis Hasselbring (8), with James Saft (2, 8, 13) and with Jonathan Schroeder (4). Mixed by Kyle Cassel ( 4, 5, 7, 11), Christian Castagno (2, 13), Steven Erdman (8), Mike Lorello (3, 10), Ted Richardson (6), John Seymour (9, 12), and Aaron Steinberg (1). Recorded at Kaleidoscope, Studio G, Potterville International Sound, Studio Erdman, and Rittenhouse Studios. Mastered by Golden Mastering Vocals by Steven Erdman aka Lard Dog Vocalists & Instrumentalists: Marshall Allen, Chris Anderson, Rosa Avila, Jeremy Beck, Eric Biondo, Boz Boorer, Allyson Briggs, Bethany Brooks, La La Brooks, Kyle Cassel, Jeremy Chatzky, David Cinquegrana, Roger Cohen, Sonia De Los Santos, Lotte Erdman, Owen Erdman, Peter Erdman, Wyatt Erdman (burps), Beto Flores, Justin Flynn, Paul Francis, Julia Greenberg, Jim Greene, Rick Groel, Eric Halvorson, Curtis Hasselbring, Peter Hess, Pablo Kassel, Jeff Lederer, Yuval Lion, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Millevoi, Sharaé Moultrie, Kathy O'Connell, Mike Pride, Rebecca Pitcher, Boo Reiners, Ted Richardson, Jamie Saft, Saft Children, Leo Sherman, Erica Spyres, Aaron Steinberg, Lulu Steinberg, Lijiang Tang, Alberto Villalobos, Ernesto Villalobos, Luis Villalobos, Paula Winter, Ben Willis and Bill Wurtz. |
FEATURED ARTISTS
La La Brooks
As the lead singer of the 60s girls group The Crystals, Brooks was the voice on hits Rolling Stone Magazine declared as two of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” – Then He Kissed Me and Da Doo Ron Ron, produced by Phil Spector. Featured vocalist on track #3, Feed the Meter of Love and track #10, We Prefer the Chrysler. |
Marshall Allen
An American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player, Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra and leading The Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995. Allen recently celebrated his 99th birthday in Philadelphia. Featured on alto saxophone on track # 13, Ode to Pretzel. |
Rebecca Pitcher
An American musical theatre actress, Pitcher is primarily known for her role as Christine Daaé in the Broadway adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. You will not miss her "Slurp the Noodle of Life" high Cs on track #8, The Gran Gaboo. |
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Allyson Briggs
From Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center to the Rainbow Room and Birdland Jazz Club, Briggs has brought her incredible voice to lead Fleur Seule to delight audiences around the world. Featured in the duet on track #11, Sweet Patootie Pie. 
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Sonia De Los Santos
Born in Monterey, Mexico, De Los Santos was nominated in 2019 for a Latin Grammy® with her second family music album titled ¡Alegría! and has been hailed by Billboard as “one of the Latin Children’s music artists you should know.” Featured as the lead vocalist on track #7, Dreamers. |
Villalobos Brothers
An award-winning family band, Villalobos Brothers are acclaimed as one of today’s leading Contemporary Mexican ensembles. They have performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Latin Grammy Awards. Featured as the instrumentalists and arrangers on track #7, Dreamers. 
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