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Roy's Garage

by ROY

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about

On April 17th of 2020, ROY released "Peace, Love and Outer Space", a conceptual LP based on an alien visitation where the enlightened from beyond come to earth to spread the idea of world peace through disarmament and love for one another. The release was eerily prescient as 10 days later the Pentagon released classified footage of alien aircraft being tracked by navy jets, once again trying to reinforce their agenda that advanced life forms “not of this earth” are a threat to humankind. ROY knows the truth is out there and so should you. We wouldn’t be surprised if "Peace, Love And Outer Space" is on repeat in Dr. Steven Greer’s car rides to ce5 sessions because it is not only prophetic, it is a downright psych jammer.

This spring of 2021 ROY returns, not with stories of alien enlightenment, but with tales of personal vision. We now know the man behind ROY is Patrick Lefler, a psychedelic scholar whose deep musical knowledge is run through a panoply of archaic and homespun devices to create the sound of ROY. Welcome to "Roy’s Garage", where both wow and flutter rule and all must observe the law of diminishing track widths.

The LP’s side A opens with "In The Garden Defeated", a sly nod to one of the sixties most renowned singles and what follows is a succession of 8 quick hits of succinct psych pop, ranging from the cold fact garage stomp of "Let Me Tell Ya" to the Wilson-esque pocket symphony of "Where Did My Mind Go?" Side B offers a more expansive vision within the ROY universe with its sprawling modal jams filled with free fuzz riffing and cascading acoustic leads, all culminating in the sage advice of a knowing guide in album closer "As Long As You’re Feeling".

Projecting forth from his mind’s eye, ROY declares he is “not afraid to be a freak” and “it’s time to love myself” and in doing so "Roy’s Garage" acts as his de facto manifesto, seemingly shunning any remaining vestiges of straight society, his fuck the man flag flying high, while his sky brother and sister no doubt peer through time and space smiling.

credits

released May 14, 2021

Written and recorded by Roy

Appearances from A to Z:

Alessandro Carlevaris - guitar track twelve
Caitlin Woelfle-O’Brien - vocals track thirteen
Damien Florio - percussion track twelve
Desiree Das Gupta - vocals track six
Harrison Forman - guitar tracks ten & eleven
Kay Brass - violin track nine
Kiefer Neufeld - bass & twelve string guitar track two
L Michael Cosby - harmonica & guitar track four
Nathan Vanderwielen - percussion various tracks / general support
Robin Hatch - keys track three
Ross Werlick - modular oscillations track thirteen
Sam Maloney - vocals track six & twelve & thirteen & drums track twelve
Steven McPhail - flute track eight
Tobin Hopwood - bass track eleven

Additional Recording by Stew Heyduk on track nine
Mastered by Jeff McMurrich

Album Artwork by Andrew O’Brien
Collage Photography by L Michael Cosby
Back Cover Typography by Yvonne Weiss
Insert dictated by Roy and typed by Nathan Vanderwielen
Additional Graphic design by Alex Durlak

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