Ballad Salad by Drench Fries
Songs I wrote and recorded in fall and winter of 2018
"Like the playful sadness of a great Darwin Deez song meeting the restraint and twang of the Tweedy songbook from the Golden Smog/early-Wilco era, Drench Fries finds a sweet spot of catchiness and charm with Ballad Salad that many seek but don’t often hit with such precision...Between Ballad Salad and the previous years of Scum Dungeon recordings, Nattrass and the Scum Dungeon ensemble are quickly establishing themselves amongst the most prolific and thoughtful musicians in Seattle’s vibrant music scene." - Dan's Tunes Seattle
"These three short-but-sweet songs are built on a foundation of memorable vocal melodies, mellow acoustic guitar, and Casio keyboard tones complimented by slide guitar work. The release sounds like a twangy, refined version of Porches’s Slow Dance in the Cosmos, or a stripped down version of Nana Grizol’s Ursa Minor. Ballad Salad is a catchy and straightforward, EP complete with some dreamy lo-fi qualities." - The Grey Estates
Big thank you to my parents, Olivia and Selah Nattrass, Connor Gilmore, Matthew Fildey, Josh Kazebee, Samatha Brown, Emily Powers, Bella Porter, Trevor Gallo, Nate Jarrell, Max Cronen, Jonah Valenzuela, and many many more. Without these people there's no way this EP would've been possible <3
Credits
This EP was written, performed, and produced by Levi Nattrass with a few exceptions:
Matthew "Rat" Fildey plays some electric guitar on "Fool"
Joshuweenie Kazeman plays slide guitar on "Fool" and "Geese"
Trevor Gallo plays shaker on "Fool" and cymbal swells on "Geese"
Samantha Brown sings oohs on "Geese"
Everything was recorded at The Scum Dungeon in Seattle, WA, by Levi Nattrass with the exception of drums on "Fool" and "Geese", which were recorded at Studio West in San Diego, CA, and engineered by Trevor Gallo
Trevor Gallo mixed "Fool" and "Geese"
Levi Nattrass mixed "Texaco"
Mastered by Connor Gilmore
Cover artwork by Samantha Brown
