Im letzten Sommer, während der Wayne Graham-Tour zu „Songs Only A Mother Could Love“, machte die Band auf Einladung von The Green Apple Sea einen Abstecher in die Lonestar Studios in Nürnberg. Innerhalb von 24 Stunden haben beide Bands dort alle basics tracks dieser 4-Song-Ep gemeinsam entwickelt und eingespielt. Jeder Songwriter steuerte ein unver-öffentlichtes Original bei. Wayne Graham’s „Runnin‘“ – ein herrlich vintage anmutender Gospel Folk-Song, der dieser EP ihren Titel gibt. „Less than familiar, more than strange, that’s how it feels to me…“ Daneben The Green Apple Sea’s „Dark Kid (Ep.1)“ – relativ locker einer der drei schönsten Songs, die Kopf und Songwriter Stefan Prange je geschrieben hat (und das will etwas heißen). Dazu zwei mehr (Sharon van Etten) oder weniger (Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX) erwartbare Cover-Versionen. Beide Sänger teilen sich zumeist die Lead-Vocals innerhalb der Songs. Nachträglich liebevoll und warm ausproduziert von Christian „Wuschi“ Ebert. Gleichzeitig spontan und unwahrscheinlich ausgereift. Ein bisschen wie ein wahr gewordener Traum: eine gemeinsame Sonntag-Morgen-EP zweier unserer Lieblingsbands.

Format: 7” Vinyl with screen printed artwork by Hayden Miles and MUAH! | limited to 200 copies | DL code included

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Any song that starts with the line ‘Satan is my father” is a winner straight off the bat in our books. It’s nicely balanced by the line “My mother is an angel”, from Kentucky band Wayne Graham, in collaboration with Nuremburg folk group The Green Apple Sea. This track has a wonderfully lazy, back-porch vibe to complement its great lyrics, written by The Green Apple Sea’s Stefan Prange.

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“Dark Kid (Ep.1)” is an original track cooked up during that single day stint that carries a simple, salt-of-the earth beauty in its sound. The gospel-inspired Americana is bolstered by serene harmonies against uncluttered backdrop of some laid back instrumentation that could easily be heard on some Midwest porch.

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...die Brüder Kenny und Hayden Miles alias Wayne Graham stammen aus Kentucky, Green Apple Sea sind im tiefsten Franken zu Hause, [gemeinsam] zelebrieren sie ihre Liebe zu klassischen Americana-Tugenden und klingen dabei, spürbar inspiriert von den Helden, der Vergangenheit doch nicht nur wie von gestern.

1       Dark Kid (Ep.1)   2:24

2       Everytime the Sun Comes Up 3:38

3       Runnin’   3:39

4       I Love It   2:49

“Wayne Graham caught an early train from Dresden to Nuremberg, Stefan picked us up at the train station and whisked us to Lonestar Studios where Wuschi and Frieder were waiting.  Stefan had a few covers in mind to put everyone at ease and to get used to the space.  He had also written a beautiful song that he was kind enough to let me sing on, Dark Kid.  This song set the tone for what would be recorded in a quick 24 hour period.  Arrangements were quickly worked out and rehearsed, and then recorded with very little second guessing going on.  It was a wonderful experience in musical shorthand, ebbing and flowing between two bands from different continents.  Everything felt intuitive and stress free.  Both parties were there to make something pure and representative of all the things that other mediums can’t quite represent, but also just something that felt decent and pleasant to the ears.  What you have here is a collision of processes and trade tricks along with careful songwriting captured in a short period of time.  A snapshot of one day in Nuremberg that points to the long history in each bands’ rear view mirror.”  (Kenny Miles)