Jon Langford and Alice Spencer write and perform together as part of Langford’s latest musical project The Bright Shiners. The combination of Langford’s scathing lyrics and Spencer’s haunting Mellotron and vocal arrangements lead them into some startling new territory. Jon is a founder member of UK punk band the Mekons and Chicago Hard Country rockers Waco Brothers, Alice (Barkers, Shinyribs) is a renowned jazz singer and keyboardist. Their album WHERE IT REALLY STARTS was released by TINY GLOBAL PRODUCTIONS this spring and they’ve been touring ever since… including a stop in Davis at Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday, October 9, 7pm. Get your tickets now!
“Given Jon Langford’s instinctive imagination, Where It All Starts may in fact mark a new beginning. As his fans and followers have come to know so well, he’s never at a loss when it comes to combining imagination with intrigue.” The Alternate Root
“…with tracks like the brilliant ‘Seahouses’, he’s writing a remarkable new chapter in a storied career.” – Adam Goldberg
“ Alice is a vocal arranger; I knew she’d be weaving under and around what I was singing. It needed to be more consistent than I’d normally be – I had to commit to phrasings and melodies; otherwise it screws it up. But the discipline of that is great.” – Jon Langford quoted in Rock & Roll Globe
ISMAY points to a folk music that can last hundreds more years, a tradition that is essential because it helps us understand us.” – No Depression
“They tread the fertile ground of nostalgia yet never make anything sound old, dated, or retro. They’re as important an artist as when Jewel, Paula Cole & Joan Osborne first arrived.” – Americana Highways