- Andy Toomey: Crank
(2025, download / streaming, --, bandcamp / iapetus)
Crank is the sound of surrendering to the process—and discovering fully formed songs on the other side.
In just two whirlwind days in Berlin, Jacksonville-based songwriter Andy Toomey and his collaborators built the album from the ground up.
On the first day, the musicians laid down instrumental foundations without preconceptions. On the second, Andy stepped in front of the microphone and delivered lyrics and melodies spontaneously. What might sound like chaos in lesser hands instead emerged as tight, focused, and powerful songs—each with its own character and authority.
The result is pretty impressive.
8 tracks. 8 compositions that move between pop and prog.
I like it a lot.
- Andy Toomey: Bass, Lyrics & Vox
- Markus Reuter: Touch Guitar, Electric Piano, Piano, Sampled Vox, Mellotron, Bass Synth, Synthesizer
- Bernhard Wöstheinrich: Samples & Sounds, Synthesizer
- Shawn Crowder: Acoustic Drums & Electronic Percussion
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