Flatiron Recordings releases Chris Stamey's latest album Modernism via AirPlay Direct.

Modernism is the latest collection from North Carolina songwriter / vocalist / guitarist / producer Chris Stamey. Conceived as a companion piece to 2025's lauded Anything Is Possible, the new album is a further "love letter" to the kaleidoscopic variety of music heard on AM and free-form FM radio in the 1960s and early 70s, and features many of his favorite songs from that era. The title is a wink and a nod to the fact that it was made primarily at Modern Recording (Chapel Hill, NC).

CHRIS STAMEY
Rock / Alt. Rock

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Moderism features new versions of classic songs such as the Beatles' "Hey Bulldog" (with Big Star's Jody Stephens on drums), the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" (with the dB's), and Sly and the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (featuring the Uptown Horns, Brian Dennis [DAG], and Jon Wurster [Mountain Goats, Superchunk]).

Deep cuts are also in evidence, including "Shadows Breaking Over My Head" by the Left Banke (with Brian Wilson Band alums Probyn Gregory and Nelson Bragg), "Hernando's Hideaway" (from The Pajama Game, and a 1954 hit for Everly Bros. producer Archie Bleyer), "At Last" (by Harry Warren), as well as three new interpretations of his own earlier tunes.

There's also a closer of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday," a version produced by Alex Chilton in 1977. The original mix is now lost, but a charming instrumental rough mix on an old reel-to-reel analog tape (Alex on drums and guitar) was recently discovered, and Chris and Pat Sansone (Wilco, Autumn Defense) were able to replace the missing vocals and (with Don Dixon's bowed bass and Rachel Kiel's alto recorder) bring the track to life.


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