Our latest album, Plastic Palms, is now available.

Towering Pretzels takes a different approach to putting together a CD ­ When you buy a CD from a major label, you get one or two hits and about 10 cuts of sound-a-like filler material. I'm sure you've noticed... Every song on our CD is uniquely crafted with spirited music and engaging lyrics. Also, we produce a CD with fewer songs on it: This lets us sell at a price almost anyone can afford.

The new album has 7 full band songs, plus one accoustic bonus track. The songs are:

1. Plastic Palms & Plastic Music (3:43)

This is a fast tempo high energy rock tune. Sung by Margo.

This tune relates the tragedies that may befall clubbers who don't search out live music.

Listen on line if you have a RealAudio player (or plugin).

We encourage you to download if you want to hear it more than once.

The lyrics are online, too.

And, now, we have this on in mp3 and AAC (.m4a), too.

2. Treasured Illusions (3:51)

Another high energy rocker. Sung by Margo.

Listen. Download. Lyrics.mp3.AAC.

3. Carnival of Years (3:28)

Classic New Orleans R&B. Sung by Herbie.

Listen. Download. Lyrics.mp3.AAC.

4. God in a Cup (3:15)

Caffeinated Funky Soul. A religious experience for coffee drinkers. Sung by Margo.

Listen. Download. Lyrics.mp3.AAC.

5. Our House is Burnin' (2:57)

A fusion of African, Japanese and Classic Blues rhythms. Sung by Herbie.

Listen. Download. Lyrics.mp3.AAC.

6. Missin' You (3:28)

A medium tempo rock tune. Sung by Margo.

Listen. Download. Lyrics.mp3.AAC.

7. Mr. Tequila (3:15)

Tongue in check Latin. Sung by Herbie.

Listen. Download. Lyrics.mp3.AAC.

... plus bonus track Vincent (5:48).

An accoustic ballad. Sung by Margo.

Listen. Download. Lyrics.mp3.AAC.

Credits:

Margo Granfors: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Accordian, Keys, Percussion, Vocals

Herbie Robinson: Keys, Percussion, Vocals

Seth D. Hoffsommer: drums, percussion & coffee cups

Danny Mo: bass

John B. Moore: lead guitar - Treasured Illusions, God in a Cup

Mark Paquin: trombone - Carnival of Years

Jon Pike: background vocals - Mr. Tequila

Matt Thompson: lead guitar - Plastic Palms & Plastic Music

Produced by Huck Bennert, Herbie Robinson & Margo Granfors

Engineered by Huck Bennert, Lloyd Dyson, Herbie Robinson, Guillerme Vaz

Mastered by Jonathan Wyner at M-Works

 

The Recording Session Notes

Plastic Palms might be available at:

Amazon.com

Harvard Camera (Harvard, MA)