New Album "ALMOST NAKED" Now Available on BANDCAMP & iTUNES

I am really happy to announce my new album "Almost Naked" is here!

Over the last year I have been recording song ideas on my ukulele into my phone and including the odd uke demo on my new releases.
Often I liked those demos as much, if not more, than the finished song.

So with this release I took 16 demos, some serious, some silly, some fun, all of which were recorded on my phone and, in some cases, added some extra instruments and in some cases left them naked.

In the case of "Take This Shortcut With Me" I had recorded some subway drumming on my phone, in New York's Union Sq station, I looped that and played the song, into my phone, of course, over the top of it.

The result, I hope, is a rough and ready, joyful and engaging experience.

Stream it & buy it on BANDCAMP
Sample it & but it on iTUNES

Spotify, Google Play, Amazon etc. COMING SOON!

Three ukulele demos from new album "What You See Is What You Get" now on Soundcloud

Check out an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek of 3 songs from the upcoming Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures album "What You See Is What You Get"

All 1st or 2nd takes, recorded live in my apartment straight onto my phone.

Go to SOUNDCLOUD to listen!

Part One of ALL NEW Double Album "Wake Up, It's Not Over" NOW Available

Part one of this two part album, "Wake Up, It's Not Over", was recorded at the Hold The Mayo Studios in Sutton, Massachusetts, over a 4 day weekend, as a collaboration with awesome stand up comedian and musician, Jay Mayo.
Saturday saw the East Coast hit with Snowmageddon 2016 and so we hunkered down and recorded everything we could from original compositions to covers.

6 new compositions, 4 covers and 4 demos make up this new album:

1. Cold City Love Song
2. Kris Kristofferson
3. One Great City (by The Weakerthans)
4. Another Case of Hate, Carry or Kill
5. Michael Myers Resplendent (by The Mountain Goats)
6. Proceed With Caution (by The New Amsterdams)
7. The Ballad of Wayne LaGraw
8. Kansas City (by The New Basement Tapes)
9. Bring Your Dog To Work Day
10. First Night Somethings
11. Cold City Love Song (Demo)
12. Kris Kristofferson (Demo)
13. Bring Your Dog To Work Day (Demo)
14. First Night Somethings (Demo)

The album is currently only available on Bandcamp HERE but will be coming to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify etc. after the release of Part Two Soon.

Please take a listen, pick up a copy and share with all your friends!
Thanks

Delightful album art by Kimberly Taylor!

Badtime Banjolele released in TWO Versions

"10 VERY jolly songs about REALLY painful shit."

This year the plan is to release as many 10 track themed albums as possible. So we had the Weekend Album written and recorded in a weekend, The Pleasencing! all about Donald Pleasence and now Badtime Banjolele!

This album started off simply as the idea:
“what if I just do an album, 10 tracks, written and performed only on the banjolele?" It seemed like something of a fun challenge for me. Well what emerged was something that I personally consider, with no hint of ego or hyperbole, some of my best stuff.

I am so happy with the songs on the album, in fact, that I am releasing two versions, a regular ten track edition and a special edition with 6 song demos and a whole extra bonus track.

The name of the album started as a joke. The idea was that I would call it Bedtime Banjolele because there’s nothing sexy about a banjo uke and then that became Badtime Banjolele just because I liked the connotation of that and it sounded a bit like Ragtime. As the songs emerged, though, the title just seemed more and more appropriate!

I really really hope you love the album too and spread it around, share it, talk about it but most of all listen to it! listen to it as much as possible!
Thank you so much for all your support

The album is currently available on
Bandcamp
iTunes
Google Play
Amazon

All new 10 Track album all about Donald Pleasence released!

My friends Kyle Poling and Tim Gross over at The Bloodbaths and Boomsticks podcast challenged me to write and record a 10 track album all about Donald Pleasence in a month. I did it. Exactly a month to the day!
The album, The Pleasencing! is now available on
iTunes,
Amazon,
Google Play,
Spotify
and Bandcamp

ENJOY IT TODAY AND TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE ABOUT IT.
Let The Pleasencing! Commence!

The Weekend Album hits Spotify, iTunes etc.

Recorded in just 48 hours from blank page to finished album, The Weekend Album by Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures is now available across the internet. 10 fully written and recorded tracks all for your listening pleasure!
Playing the album on Spotify for free does earn me a fraction of a cent per song so if you just stream it, please stream it there... lots! hahaha
Also, please, don't forget to rate & review the album where you can!
Thanks!
iTunes
Google Play
Spotify
YouTube

Brand New Album recorded in just ONE weekend!

This weekend I had the idea to record an entire 10 track album in just 48hrs. I am not sure why I set myself the challenge but I did and I completed it!
So yes there is a whole new Miscellaneous Pluming Fixtures album available already, The Weekend Album, made up of 10 completely new songs!!
I had no ideas, no lyrics, no tunes or anything before Saturday afternoon and so what you hear was literally created in under 48hrs.
I hope you enjoy it!!
It can currently be found here:
Bandcamp
Soundcloud
Reverbnation
Fandalism
and it has been submitted to Spotify, iTunes, Amazon etc. so expect to see it pop up there this week sometime!

NEW ALBUM "Catch Up or Don't, See If I Care" NOW AVAILABLE

The NEW Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures album "Catch Up or Don't, See If I Care" is available now on Bandcamp and Reverbnation.

There are 16 tracks written over the last 18months and in a variety of styles.

The instruments featured on the album are guitar, mandolin, ukulele, melodica, keyboard, bass, drum samples, percussion and harmonica.

If you like what you hear then our Bandcamp page has many more albums available.

Please listen, download, purchase and share the album anywhere you can and we'd love to hear any comments in the section below.

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Thank you!

- Jon Cross (Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures)