Shiftlett worked on “Lost At Sea” with producer and collaborator Jaren Johnston — frontman of the Cadillac Three. He also teamed up with a number of co-writers including Kendell Marvel and Cody Jinks.
Shiflett said, “We wrote a lot of these songs during the lockdown. Then I began making trips to Nashville to work with Jaren. He and I have a lot of overlap, in terms of the music we like. We made a guitar-centric record that encapsulates everything I’ve been listening to over the years, from the most country songs I’ve ever recorded to punk rock and even songs that sound like a California version of The Clash.”
Shiflett added, “All the other tunes were written in the months leading up to recording, but when Jaren and I were sorting out which songs to do he mentioned something about The Clash and I remembered this old one I’d demoed about 15 years prior. I love that the musical inspiration on this one was late-stage Clash but we wound up layering it with banjos and what-not. Definitely takes it somewhere else. Ska-mericana? There’s nothing better than when influences converge taking you places you never expected.”
“Lost At Sea” track listing:
01. Dead And Gone
02. Overboard
03. Black Top White Lines
04. Damage Control
05. Weigh You Down
06. Burn The House Down
07. Where’d Everybody Go?
08. I Don’t Trust My Memories Anymore
09. Carrie Midnight Texas Queen
10. Parties
Chris Shiflett on tour:
Aug. 17 – Novato, CA – Hopmonk Tavern
Aug. 18 – Half Moon Bay, CA – Old Princeton Landing
Aug. 19 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
Aug. 24 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
Aug. 25 – Venice, CA – Venice West
Aug. 26 – Bakersfield, CA – Temblor Brewing Co.
Sep. 14 – Chicago, IL – Fitzgerald’s
