Street Nights (Album Release)

Street Nights is the solo project of Jake Morris, longtime drummer for Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, and his new album, The Long Goodbye, is due out on October 23rd. However, based on the casting of contributors, it’s, in retrospect, a whose who of Portland, Oregon indie rock respectability. Joanna Bolme (The Jicks, Quasi) and Jay Winebrenner (31 Knots, Blesst Chest) shared the bass duties. Rebecca Clay Cole (The Minders, Wild Flag, Pavement) on pianos, synths, organ and backing vocals with Kathy Foster (The Thermals, AllGirl Summer Fun Band). Guitar leads from Darrell Bourque (The Joggers) and Daniel Wilson (Dommengang), Pedal Steel from Rick Pedrosa (Abronia, Federale) all lend their talents to Street Nights. Sounds like one long PDX mini-festival.

The Long Goodbye wraps meditations on vulnerability and growth during ecological and societal collapse (mostly) in a lush array of indie rock at its most pacifying. The initial bones of The Long Goodbye were primarily written at home or whispered into a phone in various public places. “I had the good fortune of being able to finish the lyrics and fine-tune the arrangements at my wife’s grandmothers’ home in Sint Maarten to get my mind and vibe right,” tells Morris, “Before heading into the studio in February, much like David Crosby would’ve done.”

- Glide Magazine