Dan McCarthy here.. Let me try to explain what this is. These songs were created by playing drums to guitar loops using various effects pedals with minimal overdubs. Doing my best to make songs I can play live without getting too complicated. I’ve been in bands before (Helms, Dagobah, Pizza, Challenger). This project does not feel like a band. Creating songs in a band is a collaborative process where each member brings their own ideas and skills to the table. I see being a member in a band sort of like being one part of a construction crew all working together to build a house. Songs are like houses. I don’t see these Pterodan songs as houses.. you can’t build a house by yourself. These songs are more like structures that can be built by one person.. sort of like a shed. SHED ROCK.
released November 16, 2021
DRUMS & GUITAR - DAN McCARTHY
RECORDED & MIXED BY SETH MANCHESTER
AT MACHINES W/ MAGNETS - PAWTUCKET, RI
AUGUST 2021 - WEDNESDAY 25 - FRIDAY 27
ARTWORK BY : DAN McCARTHY, GLENN THOMAS,
FIFTY-NINE PARKS & BEN LAFOND. THIS IS A TEST
PRINT OF BOTH GLENN AND DAN’S DESIGNS FOR
THE FIFTY-NINE PARKS PRINT SERIES. AN ACCIDENTAL
COLLABORATION ASSEMBLED BY BEN AT BURLESQUE
OF NORTH AMERICA - SAINT PAUL, MN.
59parks.net •
burlesquedesign.com
glennthomas.studio •
danmccarthy.org
DESIGN BY : DAN McCARTHY
100% OF THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO NEIL MAHONEY