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It was made at 355 Studios with Mercury Prize winner Bernard Butler (ex-Suede, McAlmont \u0026amp; Butler), who has produced and\/or recorded albums with Tricky, Ben Watt, Bert Jansch, Edwyn Collins, and more. Butler produced \u003ci\u003eHey Mr Ferryman\u003c\/i\u003e and played all of the electric guitar, bass, and keyboard parts on the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHey Mr Ferryman\u003c\/i\u003e features the vivid melodies long associated with Eitzel’s former band American Music Club—which remains a cult favorite to this day—as well as Butler’s distinctive guitar that serves to complement Eitzel’s expressive vocals. Of that voice, Pitchfork once wrote: “If Leonard Cohen’s voice is a story about the passage of time and Levon Helm’s is a story about losing what is most precious to you, Eitzel’s is about the circuitous roads we take in search of ourselves.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The songs on this record are about celebrating musicians and music, about misogyny, the long shadow of history, getting one’s head out of one’s ass,” quips Eitzel on the themes of \u003ci\u003eFerryman\u003c\/i\u003e. “Also oceans, blood, skies, hearts, gay pioneers, carpenters, weeping women, and how death waits for you even in the happiest place on earth: Las Vegas.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont style=\"color: red; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\" color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"color: red; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\" color=\"red\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: red; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: red; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP includes a coupon for a full download, including\u003c\/span\u003e two bonus tracks: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Singer (For Jason Molina) \u003cbr\u003eAn Answer - Battersea Session - Mixed by Danton Supple\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739208905015,"sku":"MRG582lp","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739208937783,"sku":"MRG582cd","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739208970551,"sku":"MRG582digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/28b2278cf8883f5d9991b5c767564a9f01a754c0_9103f9c4085399d5b2481f67b438da60111bc632_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381175"}],"url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/collections\/mark-eitzel.oembed","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}