Released today supergroup The Baseball Project ‘s follow up to Volume 1 Frozen Ropes & Dying Quails, now I’ll be honest here having watched only one live baseball game in my life and having little knowledge of the rules let alone the history and folklore of the game I’m not the best to comment on this release from the combined talents of Steve Wynn (The Miracle 3, The Dream Syndicate), Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M.), Linda Pitmon (The Miracle 3, Golden Smog) and Peter Buck (R.E.M.) add to this guest appearances from Craig Finn (The Hold Steady), Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos). Iran Kaplin (Yo La Tengo), Chris Funk and John Moen (The Decemberists) it’s some line up and whether you’re a fan of the sport or not you can’t help but appreciate the quality of the music.
Mark Steven Fidrych August 14, 1954 – April 13, 2009 “The Bird” (wiki)
Volume 2: High and Inside tracklist:
1. 1976
2. Panda and The Freak
3. Fair Weather Fans
4. Don’t Call Them Twinkies
5. Chin Music
6. Buckner’s Bolero
7. Tony (Boston’s Chosen Son)
8. Ichiro Goes to the Moon
9. The Straw that Stirs the Drink
10. Look Out Mom
11. Pete Rose Way
12. Twilight of My Career
13. Here Lies Carl Mays
