You’re eyes don’t deceive you – an entire album of amazing covers including Echo & The Bunnymen, Tom Petty, Spencer Davis Group, David Bowie, Tears For Fears, Edwin Starr and more. Guest vocalists include Jesse Wagner of The Aggrolites and Chris Dowd of Fishbone! - Chuck Wren, Jump Up! Records
"Undercover" is much more than a passion project. It's a lifelong obsession with music, from Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, and 2Tone, to New Wave. A picture may tell a thousand words, but a song will transport you through time and space, or bring up memories long forgotten. For some, listening to this album will be a soundtrack of their own formative years. For others, it will be a discovery of decades of music to dig deeper into. Regardless, I encourage everyone to go back and listen to the original recordings with new ears and then listen to "Undercover" to hear the spirit of those recordings along with the subtle nuances and flourishes added by all the great musicians and their combined experience that make up Smoke + Mirrors Sound System. This is much more than a tribute or homage. This is a love letter in song, that great mixed tape given to those you love. - Middagh Goodwin, This is SKA/Beat Happy! Music
Tracklist
A1. 25 Miles A2. Fade Away A3. I'm A Man A4. Let's Dance A5. The Killing Moon
B1. Mad World B2. Mystic Man B3. Second That Emotion B4. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby B5. You Got Lucky
Credits
John Roy, Saxes, Percussion, Lead and BG Vocals Andrea Roy - BGV Andrew Bauer - Guitar Antar Martin - Bass Blake Colie - Drums Brian Lockrem - Trumpet, BGV Brent Ford - Bass Brett Calder - Bass Brian Jordan - Guitar Buford O'Sullivan - Trombone, Trumpet Chris Dowd - Lead Vox Colin Giles - BGV Craig Waddell - Baritone Sax Curtis Meacham - BGV David Butterfield - Drums Doug Shaffer - Trumpet Eddie Ocampo - Drums Emilio Martinez - Drums, Bongos Felipe Machado - Guitar Gil Sharone - Drums Isaac Lewis- Piano Jayson Nugent - Guitar Jesse Wagner - Lead Vox Jeff Baker - Vocals, BGV Jon Quan - M3 Organ, Piano Kevin Hewitt - Hammond Organ Mark Lyn - Bass Maxado - Lead Vox Mike Benge - Trombone, Congas Pablo Fiasco - Piano Rebecca Jade - Lead Vox, BGV Rip Carson - Guitar Roger Rivas - Organ, Piano Steve Capecci - Bass Tim Pacheco - Lead Vox Tony Devenish - Guitars Tori Roze - Lead Vox Victor Rice - Bass Zoe Devlin Love - Lead Vox, BGV
