The Awful Truth About Rufus McGraw, Vol. 1, by Jonathan Andrew Merz & Nelson Howard Heise

The Awful Truth About Rufus McGraw, Vol. 1

by Jonathan Andrew Merz & Nelson Howard Heise

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2.	Rip Off This Joint 02:12	buy track
3.	Embrace the Happy 03:37	buy track
4.	Waka Waka 02:06	buy track
5.	Pinky Swear 01:32	buy track
6.	Song #8 03:22	buy track
7.	Psychotic Features 03:15	buy track
8.	Cliffs' Notes Sage 04:32	buy track
9.	Street Fighting Ma'am 02:49	buy track
10.	John Hughes 03:58	buy track

about

Two years ago, in the middle of a protracted Stones kick, Kitten shoved my Tele in my face and told me to start playing again. So I ripped the low E off, tuned (approximately) to open G, shat out a few riffs and scribbled some lyrics.

Nelly invited me down to his 10' x 10' midlife crisis and over the course of a year and a half we, eventually, laid down ten awkwardly revealing songs. Tunes about oafishly ambling through life & death, love & hate, blah blah & yada yada, and a whole lotta nothin' else in between.

I must admit, I assumed scheduling around daycare, level 3 snow emergencies and pediatric trips to the ER would be easier than accommodating hangovers, egos and meddling mates, who knew. (Prolly why the Ramones lasted longer than the Cowsills.) Oh well.

Big ups to Nelson Heise for doing everything I couldn't, and Jolyn Gallagher for lending us her talent and credibility. It was fun. Until next time...

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released May 13, 2019

All Songs by Jon Merz
Performed by:
Jon Merz: Vocals and Guitars
Nelson Heise: Bass, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Keys, Harmonica, Percussion and Backing Vocals
Jolyn Gallagher: Viola
Mixed by: Nelson Heise and Jon Merz
Produced, Engineered and Mastered by: Nelson Heise

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