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Jacco Gardner– Cabinet of Curiosities
out now on Trouble In Mind Records
Allow us to introduce you to 24-year old Dutch multi-instrumentalist Jacco Gardner - prepare to have your
minds blown. After releasing two criminally limited 7-inches in Europe & the USA in 2012, Gardner returns with
a brand-new full-length masterpiece for Trouble In Mind entitled Cabinet Of Curiosities.
It's a hard realization to discover that the world may not be as magical and wondrous as you once believed, &
reconciling ones loss of innocence and sense of naïveté is a theme that reoccurs often in art, music and
literature. From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to 'God Only Knows' the best articulations of lost youth can have a very
visceral impact. The 12 tracks that make up the debut album Cabinet of Curiosities deftly explore this territory
in a far more accomplished and mature way than you would expect from a 24 year old, fulfilling the promises
made by those first two singles.
Jacco's melodic palette colors music with a more U.K.-sensibility, where minor chords & plush harmonies brush
up against strings, mellotrons, harpsichords & an occasional squeezebox. The overall feel is more Zombies
than Left Banke and more Nirvana & Billy Nicholls than Beach Boys & Van Dyke Parks. The title track "Cabinet
of Curiosities" is an instrumental reminiscent of the best of Curt Boettcher's projects like The Millennium and
Sagittarius with its playful baroque arrangements. 'The One Eyed King' and 'Chameleon' delicately evokes a
softly waning sunset melancholy while 'Puppets Dangling' slinks forward suggestively at first, unfolds into an
expansive, string-soaked chorus, before winding back into a taut melodic denouement.
Recorded & engineered at his "Shadow Shoppe" Studio in Zwaag, The Netherlands, Cabinet Of Curiosities
features Jacco playing every instrument (save the drums, deftly played by Jos van Tol) & was pre-mastered by
Jan Audier - famed engineer of Dutch garage/psych heavies Q65, The Golden Earrings & The Motions on his
vast array of authentic Sixties analog gear. The first Trouble In Mind edition of "Cabinet Of Curiosities" is
pressed on randomly mixed 150gm vinyl, includes a full-color insert & download code.
For more information, please contact Jessica Linker | Pitch Perfect PR – jessica@pitchperfectpr.com, 773-271-
6844

Jacco Gardner Tour Dates:
Tue. Oct. 1 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
Wed. Oct. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour *
Thu. Oct. 3 - San Francisco, CA @ The Depot at San Francisco State University
Fri. Oct. 4 - Big Sur, CA @ Fernwood Resort *
Sat. Oct. 5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel * !
Mon. Oct. 7 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios #
Tue. Oct. 8 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Wed. Oct. 9 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Thu. Oct. 10 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Sat. Oct. 12 - Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
Tue. Oct.15 - Washington DC @ Black Cat Backstage
Wed Oct 16 - Oct 19 - New York, NY @ CMJ
Mon. Oct. 21 - Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
Tue. Oct. 22 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Wed. Oct. 23 - Hamilton, ON @ This Ain't Hollywood
Fri. Oct. 25 - Detroit, MI @ Garden Bowl
Sat. Oct. 26 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Sun. Oct. 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
* Allah Lahs
! Light Fantastic
# The Ozarks
"Thematically speaking, Cabinet of Curiosities is all facade- these are quaint stories approached with the tools
of 1960s psychedelia. In order to pull off this sort of thing in 2013, it's on Gardner to create a soundscape
strong enough to support his own airily fey material. And that's exactly what he does." - Pitchfork
"Gardner's sincerity, dexterity and lightness of touch raises this above a simple genre exercise." – MOJO
"Gardner's debut is unforgettable." - Consequence of Sound
". . . posh and polished and prettily poignant. Expect charming chord sequnces and unexpected key changes,
and don't be surprised when things take a turn for the melancholy, even sinister."
- The Guardian [New Band of the Day]
"On his debut full length Cabinet of Curiosities, Dutch multi-instrumentalist Jacco Gardner picks up on this
tradition of 1960s studio mastery, a practice he skillfully showcases across twelve sweetly-colored Baroque pop
tracks." - Exclaim!
"Jacco Gardner might just be the secret source of all that's great in UK psych at the minute." – NME