Marvels



Marvels is the 65th James Rabbit album. It was released in October, 2013.

Track listing

 * 1) Loosen Up
 * 2) Back in Town
 * 3) Spectrum of Death (Or Love)
 * 4) Charge!
 * 5) Whirlwind of Love
 * 6) Spring Thing
 * 7) Ash and His Brother and Elvis Ash
 * 8) Linens
 * 9) Wild Night
 * 10) Zest
 * E's
 * 1) Golden Gate
 * 2) Play It Cool
 * 3) Count On Me
 * 4) Sun Clouded Over
 * 5) Birds of Paradise
 * 6) Coming Alive
 * 7) Climbing Up the Ivy

Recording
Marvels was recorded in the spring of 2013 in the Crystal Palace music room in Santa Cruz, CA. It was the final James Rabbit album to be recorded at the Crystal Palace before its demolition. Piano and electric piano were recorded at Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School.

Personnel
Songs written by John Tyler Martin, arranged by James Rabbit

Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Drew Stoeckel

Strings and horns arranged by Max Bennett-Parker

Cover art and kitchen photo by Dorota Szuta

Band Photo by Jamie Burkart

Layout by Conner Martin

John Tyler Martin – vocals, guitar, trumpet

Conner Scot Martin – drums, kitchen

Max Bennett-Parker – keyboards, lead vocal on "Spectrum of Death (Or Love)" and "Spring Thing"

Drew Stoeckel – bass, lead vocal on "Ash and His Brother and Elvis Ash" and "E's"

Brett Hydeman – guitar, vocals

Nessie – sampler, lead vocal on "Linens," "Wild Night," "Play It Cool" and "Sun Clouded Over"

Alexi Erenkov – alto and tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet

Jenna Conway – lead vocal on "Linens" and "Play It Cool"

Dorota Szuta – violin, viola

Christine Mann – violin

Tovah Keynton – violin

Rachel Keynton – cello

Jamie Burkart, Dylan McKeever, Libby Hendon, Richard Caceres, Michael Ulrich, Spencer Owen, Nadine Duke – "We are the Weird" choir

John Acquadro

Artichoke

House of Buggin' Tour
In the fall of 2013, James Rabbit toured in support of Marvels with Zach Burba of Iji. Beginning in Seattle on November 1, they went through Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, and a bit of British Columbia. The lineup included Tyler, Max, Drew, Brett and Nessie with Dylan McKeever on drums and Burba on alto saxophone.