Tweet
Ahead of Friday’s release of
Intelligent Design Flaw, the second solo album from longtime Mock Orange bass player Zachary Thompson Grace, I dropped by Grace’s South Nashville home studio Self-Help International to chat about the LP, a 10-year labor of love for the 39-year-old musician and engineer. Asked if he thinks the record shares some musical DNA with Mock Orange the Southwestern Indiana indie-rock long-haulers he’s played with since 2002 Grace shoots a puzzled look from across the control room. “I think it couldn’t be further,” Grace says. “But I guess it’s in the same world.”
Zachary Thompson Grace Explores White-Trash Psychedelia on Intelligent Design Flaw nashvillescene.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nashvillescene.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tweet Share
Music City is home to a broad spectrum of musicians who have a knack for experimenting with form and structure. Last winter, before the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down, a slew of those folks working as the Nashville Ambient Ensemble settled in at Jeremy Fergusonâs Battle Tapes Recording. The complement includes Diatom Deli, Luke Schneider, Cynthia Cárdenas, Timon Kaple, Belly Full of Starsâ Kim Rueger and
Scene contributing editor Jack Silverman, all under the direction of Michael Hix.Â
Next Friday, March 19, the result of their efforts will be released via Mike Mannixâs Centripetal Force as
Celebrate Women s History Month with the best movies directed by women from the past 20 years: The films that entertained, transported us, and broke new ground.