Marty Rudnick - More Songs about Cars and Girls

Marty Rudnick
More Songs about Cars and Girls
Sandbox Records CDLP-1026

Sandbox Records proudly announces the arrival of the new album ‘MORE SONGS ABOUT CARS AND GIRLS’ available now.

MORE SONGS ABOUT CARS AND GIRLS, a collection of melodic pop tunes by singer/ songwriter/ multi- instrumentalist Marty Rudnick, was recorded between 2005 and 2006 at Love Hz Studios, Sydney, Australia, and Sandbox Sound, San Jose, California.

MARTY RUDNICK hails from San Jose, and has been performing and recording in the San Francisco Bay Area for the last 20 years. As a performer, he has played with many Bay Area bands, including Mersey Beach, Plan 9, and the acoustic pop duo, Ken & Marty. In 2002, he was recruited to join San Francisco’s legendary Beau Brummels for the ‘Summer of Love’ reunion concert, and other subsequent performances.

In the studio, Marty has worked for many years as a recording and mastering engineer, and served as producer for Joel Crawford’s BEFRIENDER, and two releases by Ken & Marty, TWO OF US and LOOKING FOR A SITUATION. As a mastering engineer, he has worked with Bigwheel, The Corner Laughers and The Sportsmen (featuring Chris von Sneidern). He has also engineered many radio and TV spots for The Direct Marketing Group.

The transoceanic recording experiment…

For MORE SONGS ABOUT CARS AND GIRLS, Marty enlisted Australian pop icon Michael Carpenter as producer. Rudnick credits Carpenter for developing and delivering the full potential of his original songs. Carpenter is well known as an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, and his additional contributions as a performer on this album were essential to the sonic deliciousness that was achieved. The album highlights a blend of soaring, layered harmonies, solid pop songwriting and showcases the abilities of two diverse musical talents. The album features notable guest appearances, including session work from members of The Rubinoos and Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band.

The album features nine original songs, written or co-written by Marty Rudnick. Five of the songs were co-written with lyricist and long-time associate Carl Mindling. Carl’s endlessly sunny disposition and deft wordplay contributed a breezy flavor and an age-of-innocence sensibility. An additional song was co-written by Kinzy Mudd. The album also features four covers of great songs by The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Hollies and The Everly Brothers.

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Reviews are in!

"Marty Rudnick, a pure pop guy from the old, melodic school, crashes into the crazy, lazy, hazy days of summer with a swinging sampler of sweet, harmony-filled treats that delights like no other collection of songs about cars and girls. A pure pop winner of extraordinary proportions!"

- Alan Haber, Pure Pop Radio, WEBR-FM, Fairfax, VA

"All killer -- no filler."

- Michael McCartney, The Time Machine / KEAO-FM / KONI-FM / KPMW-FM / KTOH-FM, Maui, HI

Michael McCartney interviews Marty

Lyricist Carl Mindling discusses the album

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"Fans of The Rubinoos, Jeffrey Foskett and other Beach Boys-influenced power pop are going to freak out as this is the album you have been waiting for in 2006! "

- Bruce Brodeen, Not Lame Recording Company

Mike Bennett:
September 2006

Marty Rudnick - More Songs About Cars And Girls (Sandbox): But will they be heard? Rudnick has a pleasant voice and his talent as a songwriter is well-developed, as evidenced by this collection of sunny California-inflected pop. He obviously loves The Beach Boys, but many of his songs are more in the pop-rock vein of Marshall Crenshaw and Dwight Twilley, with a Brian Wilson gloss. Working with producer Michael Carpenter, this disc is consistently entertaining, whether Rudnick dons a cowboy hat for a Western influenced tale on "Coyote" or blisses out with the soft pop Curt Boettcher-esque lilt of "Lucky Day". But Rudnick's bread and butter comes in the form of happy go lucky pop tunes with simple melodies and harmony vocals. "Yes I Will", an old Hollies tune written by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titleman, is Merseybeat by way of Malibu, a marriage that works quite well, and "Some Summer" sounds just like a summer single should sound, and how can you go wrong with that? Particularly when you bring in some impressive hired guns to help out on the harmonies, with Rubinoos Tommy Dunbar and Al Chan doing what they do best, which is sing perfectly. Rudnick throws in some bonus demos, doing swell versions of The Beatles' "Yes It Is" and The Beach Boys' "Til I Die". A sterling pop effort.

Eric Sorensen:
September, 2006

Further Observations From A Jangly Music Fan

More Songs About Cars and Girls - by Marty Rudnick. Michael Carpenters musicianship and production shine through on this wonderful summer-themed disc that should appeal to Beach Boys fans in particular and folks who love melodic, harmony-drenched pop music in general. If this were the 60s, most of these tunes would be competing for pop radio airplay. Chiming guitar riffs abound on tracks like Some Summer, Julie, Every Single Day and Only Heaven Knows. There are some very cool hidden tracks: Lennon/McCartneys Yes It Is, Brian Wilsons Til I Die and a couple of vocal only tracks. A 2006 Top Ten disc for sure! Long may you run, Sir Marty!

BLURB-O-RAMA [2.3]

MARTY RUDNICK More Songs About Cars and Girls (Sandbox) Marty Rudnick? Isnt he a Rubinoos associate and one of the guys behind Sandbox Records. True, but Marty Rudnick is also a singer-songwriter in his own write and what he specializes in is Merseybeach which is supposed to suggest a hybrid of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. Which is probably the best way to describe Cars and Girls and 60s pop fans will positively lap this up. Oh and Michael Carpenter produces as well. No brainer, pop fans!

USER REVIEWS:

Positive, catchy, heartfelt and harmonious music for the soul
Reviewer: John Hunter Phillips
Starting off with his infectious pop beauty, Some Summer ... a great nod to the harmoniuos genius of the Beach Boys at their light-hearted best, and rounding off with On My Way Home ... sure-fire proof that he has been influenced by McCartney and Lennon, my ears revel in the unabashed celebration of life which Marty reveals in this fabulous CD. Hints of 'Top 40' from the 60's, coupled with his own fresh imaginative vocals , melodic writing skills, arrangements and production style (kudos to Michael Carpenter), this entire collection of songs will keep your mind at the beach 365 days a year ! It's unpretencious and yet solid. We all need more Marty Rudnick music in our lives. I know I did. Thanks, Marty. !! JHP

A fun record, full of smiles!
Reviewer: Don Giller
This is a wonderful album; what stands out is the sheer energy and fun of recording these tracks; there are homages to the Beach Boys ("Situation"), the Beatles ("Bowling Green") and early '70s Grateful Dead ("Coyote"). And a George Harrison atmosphere surrounds "Julie" (no doubt helped by the terrific slide guitar). The production is sparkling, and the playing is tight but with room for breath. Wait 'til you hear the "Wall of Marty" demo of "'Til I Die"; it'll make your soul shiver with delight. Grab this now; your senses will thank you.