Dead Weight, by Frank Meadows

Dead Weight

by Frank Meadows

supported by

jiristepan Just songs. And since I don't know how to write about such things, I mainly want to say that they are beautiful and it grows with every listen.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of Dead Weight via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 14 days

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more
Cassette + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of Dead Weight via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 14 days

Purchasable with gift card

$8 USD or more

1.	Everbody's Birthday 02:58	buy track
2.	Light In My Room 03:33	buy track
3.	All That I Do 03:00	buy track
4.	New Zeitgeist 02:30	buy track
5.	Time Enough 03:50	buy track
6.	At Once 02:22	buy track
7.	Dead Weight 03:30	buy track
8.	Time of This Writing 01:56	buy track
9.	Jump Feet First 03:29	buy track
10.	Saturday Night 01:18	buy track

about

The piano-led songs that populate Dead Weight, the debut LP of singer-songwriter material from Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist Frank Meadows, are full of vivid photographic details that create the impression of transience. Each track feels like a private exercise in self-inquiry, archiving a passing epiphany or mode of being. Samples and snippets of field recordings string the songs together, investing the album with a constant sense of kinetic motion, connecting moments years or subway stops apart.

Despite its conceptual flourishes, Dead Weight is at its heart a songs-first country album, dominated by Meadows’ florid keyboard counterpoint and plaintive, richly embellished vocal lines. The rotating backing band is an extensive team drawn from Meadows’ vast network of musicians across the country. Aside from the typical Grand Ol’ Opry lexicon, the reference points here include Neil Young in ivory-tickling mode, the Southern-fried piano rave-ups of Leon Russell and Lambchop’s hairpin turns between the specific and cryptic.

Across 14 years of musical activity, Meadows has sought ways to expand his own sonic approach, and sense of musical community. Though Meadows has been a Brooklynite since 2017 and spends a good portion of the year on tour, Dead Weight is colored by his formative years as a jack-of-all-trades in the North Carolina music community, and a passion for Southern popular music that has bloomed as life has carried him further away from home.

In these ways and more, Dead Weight reflects Meadows’ progress as both a musician and person. Rather than provide a definitive statement on the past, Dead Weight attempts to embody the ongoing acquisition and editing process that defines a healthy emotional and musical life. There is a celebratory character throughout the record, allowing room for even the most painful steps on the path forward to be necessary stepping stones.

credits

released July 1, 2022

Produced and Performed by Frank Meadows

with:

Winston Cook-Wilson: (Synth on 2,5)
Michael Cormier-O’Leary: (Percussion on 3, 5, 7, 9)
Ian Cory: (Percussion on 1, 2, 10)
Aaron Dowdy: (Vocals and Guitar on 1)
Oliver Kalb: (Vocals on 2, 7, 10)
Tim Matthews: (Keys and Guitar on 4, 8)
Justin Morris: (Pedal Steel on 2, 7)
Alena Spanger: (Vocals on 3, 7)
John Wallace: (Guitar on 1, 3, 5, 7, 10)

Photo by Felix Walworth
Design and Layout by Michael Cormier-O’ Leary
Mastered by M Deetz

license

about

Frank Meadows New York, New York

Brooklyn NY

bassist + keyboardist

songwriter

improviser
frankmeadowsmusic@gmail.com

contact / help

Contact Frank Meadows

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Frank Meadows, you may also like:

Evil Joy
by Fust

supported by 9 fans who also own “Dead Weight”

this album feel so honest and pierces right into you. the members of Fust also reflect that honesty in person — support this group! Alex Cartwright
go to album
Radial Gate
by Sluice

supported by 9 fans who also own “Dead Weight”

Mothlight mentioned Bill Callahan meets Trace Mountains in a great way. Looking forward to spending more time with this one. Amar Lal
go to album
Genevieve
by Fust

supported by 8 fans who also own “Dead Weight”

Hey you Fust folks, the First piece, Genevieve, convinced me so much. I like your music very much, especially the Steal pedal, but actially all. Greetings Fromm Frankfurt, West germany Peter beppoid
go to album
Halcyon Days
by Kevin Farge

A vibrant vision of "Central Americana" from the Costa Rica-based artist, blending heartland devotionals with playful Tropicália grooves. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2022
go to album
Dakota Blue Moon
by Jackson Harden

Gorgeous acoustic Americana from North Carolina, stripped-back and sublime. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 5, 2023
go to album
Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love?
by Kara Jackson

The folk musician's debut album asks existential questions about life. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 17, 2023
go to album
The Cherries Are Speaking
by Adeline Hotel

supported by 7 fans who also own “Dead Weight”
go to album