Chris Stamey Completes First Album in 12 Years

On Yep Roc CD, Travels In The South, Alt-Pop Pioneer Enlists Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary, Peter Holsapple, Don Dixon, Tift Merritt, Ben Folds and More; Street Date is June 15

CHAPEL HILL, NC (PRWEB) April 6, 2004 ---Chris Stamey, a pivotal figure in the history of American alternative rock, will soon unveil his first new album since 1991s Fireworks -- a long-in-the-works album titled Travels In The South. The musically adventurous, emotionally complex album will hit the streets on Yep Roc Records on June 15.

In what may be Stameys most eloquent musical statement to date, the album emphasizes the qualities of melodic craft, musical insight and sonic invention that have long been hallmarks of his work.

Known for his stints in the Sneakers and dBs as well as his solo albums and duet album with former dB Peter Holsapple, Stamey has also played with Alex Chilton, Bob Mould and the Golden Palominos, and has produced and/or engineered Whiskeytown, Alejandro Escovedo, Ben Folds, Caitlin Cary, Yo La Tengo, Tift Merritt and Squirrel Nut Zippers.

The new album is something of a homecoming for North Carolina-based Stamey with guest appearances from friends like Ryan Adams, Tift Merritt, Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell, as well as past collaborators like Peter Holsapple and Don Dixon. Even the list of sidemen reads like a whos who including Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster, ex-Jayhawks keyboardist Jen Gunderman and Greg Readling of Tift Merritts band The Carbines -- a group loosely dubbed the Mod Squad" in honor of Stameys Chapel Hill-based studio, Modern Recording, where Travels In The South was recorded.

The way I see it, my past records have been primarily in the tradition of the confessional autobiographical songwriter," says Stamey. On this record, I think Ive been drawn more to the big picture -- time, death, religion -- and not as interested in the trials and tribulations of romantic relationships. Im less interested in the daily-news and dear-diary side of writing than I am in striving to create something that will last across generations."

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For additional information on Caitlin Cary, please contact Conqueroo:
Cary Baker    (818) 501-2001 cary@conqueroo.com    http://www.conqueroo.com   

Or Yep Roc Records:
Angie Carlson (336) 578-7300 x 209 angie@redeyeusa.com http://www.yeproc.com