Nine Fine Lines

08 Sep

Can’t Get My Mojo Risin’

Listen to the Song: The final track on the Nine Fine Lines album is a song written to sum up the conclusion of the Imaginary Lines era for Ric Albano. This simple and short song features an upbeat, rotating...

2018 Song, Can't Get My Mojo Risin', Nine Fine Lines

07 Sep

Tommy’s Got a Gun

Listen to the Song: The first part of the lyrics to “Tommy’s Got a Gun” was written by Ric Albano shortly after the suicide of author Hunter S. Thompson in February 2005. A few months later Thompson’s suicide note...

2018 Song, Nine Fine Lines, Tommy's Got a Gun

06 Sep

She Said

“She Said” is a lyrical riddle built on juxtaposed lyrics from classic rock songs – in total nine different songs from nine different artists. In this sense, the song has a non-linear story, although Ric Albano did provide completely...

2018 Song, Nine Fine Lines, She Said

05 Sep

You Sure Were Fun

Listen to the Song: This bluesy track was one of the more difficult to record, mainly because it employs four different rhythmic tempos. The original 2007 track featured a simple arrangement of only piano and bass by Ric Albano...

2018 Song, Nine Fine Lines, You Sure Were Fun

04 Sep

The Phoenix

Listen to the Song: “The Phoenix” was written by Ric Albano on his birthday in 2004 as a symbolic allegory of his return to making recorded music with the new Imaginary Lines, after an 8 year hiatus from any...

2018 Song, Nine Fine Lines, The Phoenix

03 Sep

Here On the Beach

“Here on the Beach” was originally composed as the final part of “Ocean Suite”, a four-part suite that included “The Old Man and the Sea”, “Twilight of Innocence” and “Dawning of Decadence”. Three of the four pieces were included...

2018 Song, Here On the Beach, Nine Fine Lines

02 Sep

Lorelei

Listen to the Song: “Lorelei” is a very unique track in the Sinclair Soul collection, as the recording on The Nine Fine Lines version of “Lorelei” is a mosaic of bits and pieces recorded at various studios of the...

2018 Song, Lorelei, Nine Fine Lines

01 Sep

Perfect Light

Listen to the Song: With lyrics that highlight the vanity and absurdity of Hollywood icons and their sycophantic press, “Perfect Light” is one of the more biting and sarcastic songs thematically. Musically, this song features a unique Baroque style...

2018 Song, Nine Fine Lines, Perfect Light

31 Aug

Louis Le Geant (No Dinner for You)

Listen to the Song: The opening track on the album Nine Fine Lines has gone through many iterations and name changes since it was first composed as an instrumental in 2006. The instrumental’s working title was “Hermit” but with...

2018 Song, Louis Le Geant, Nine Fine Lines

29 Aug

The third official album by Sinclair Soul, a nine song LP entitled Nine Fine Lines, was released in digital format on September 9, 2018. All tracks are original songs by Ric Albano and were recorded along drummer Ron Simasek,...

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