tracks

Bella
Baby Gets What Baby Wants
End Of The Beginning
Other People
Weeping Willow
Hummingbird Heart
Break A Broken Heart
Two Guitars, Bass, And Drums
Breathe
Just A Boy
When I Had The Chance
Philadelphia
Put A Little Beauty

notes

It’s been an eventful two years since Scott Gagner’s highly acclaimed Pins & Needles (#5 Best Album of 2017, Powerpopaholic). “I started taking better care of myself, lost 40 pounds, moved my job and family out of San Francisco, and bought my first house.” His new album, Hummingbird Heart, provides a soaring, sunny soundtrack to those changes and much, much more. “I’m trying to broaden the possibilities of pop music. I think that a good song should be incredibly melodic, yet still cover the entire spectrum of the human experience.” With that in mind, it’s no surprise that the songs touch on themes such as childhood, fatherhood, mid-life crises, divorce, recovery, suicide, and even the devastating wildfires of his long-time home of Northern California. “It’s a dark time, but also a beautiful time. I, for one, have never felt more alive. This album is the first time I’ve successfully captured that complex balance between light and dark, youth and experience, and, ultimately, life and death. I think the record reflects the whole spectrum, especially the feeling of breaking through fear and embracing life.”

Though Gagner played the lion’s share of the instruments, the album features long-time collaborator Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star, R.E.M.) and newcomer Jesse Chandler (Midlake, Mercury Rev, John Grant) who added a new level of lushness to the album. It also contains a breathtaking rendition of Neil Young’s “Philadelphia,” which Gagner chose as a tribute to his late uncle — a casualty of the AIDS epidemic touched on in the song.

Originally from Minnesota, Scott began his musical career as a drummer soaking up local favorites Hüsker Dü, Prince, Semisonic, and The Jayhawks. This is his fourth album.
credits
released June 27, 2019

MUSICIANS /

SG: Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitars, Pianos, Synths, Keyboards, etc.
Ken Stringfellow: Vocals, Synth Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine
Jesse Chandler: Woodwinds, Keyboards
Jon Chi: Electric Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
Arnie Kim: Electric Guitar
Mark Calderon: Bass
Omega Rae: Vocals
Jason Slota: Drum Loop

Produced by SG

Recorded at Decibelle Recording, Buffalo Cave Recording, & Midwife Studios

Engineered by Jay Pellicci, Cody Hamilton, Marc DiGiacomo, and SG

Mixed by Ken Stringfellow (1 – 4, 6, 7, 9, 13), Jason Weinheimer (5, 10 – 12), and Andy Reed (8)

Mastered by Michael Romanowski, Coast Mastering

Written by SG (Varsity Team, ASCAP), with Dan Weir (Fresh Blue Songs, ASCAP) on "Two Guitars, Bass, and Drums", and Arnie Kim (Ginka Ginka Songs, ASCAP) on "Just a Boy." "Philadelphia" by Neil Young (Silver Fiddle Music)
license
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credits

Engineer – Cody Hamilton, Jay Pellicci, Marc DiGiacomo,
Mastered By – Michael Romanowski
Mixed By – Andy Reed (tracks: 8), Jason Weinheimer (tracks: 5, 10-12), Ken Stringfellow (tracks: 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 13)
Photography – Patric Carver
Producer, Engineer, Lead Vocals, Design, Cover – Scott Gagner
Written-By – Scott Gagner

companies

Recorded At – Decibelle Recording Studios
Recorded At – Buffalo Cave Recording
Recorded At – Midwife Studios
Mastered At – Coast Mastering

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