“ Marcus King is a friend of ours and he came over to record some guitar parts on the songs Click Click Domino and Deep River at our place in Nashville after lockdown had eased a bit. While Ida Mae write and perform mainly as a duo, the new album also features some other notable musical guests. It’s a proper lockdown record, in every sense!”Ĭhris says that this Gretsch G6120T-55 Vintage Select Edition ’55 Chet Atkins holds its own against genuine vintage instruments “Our longterm friend and producer Ethan Johns later added acoustic drums at his home studio, and our bass player Nick Pini added his bass at home too. “We recorded everything but the drums and bass at our home in Nashville during lockdown,” says Chris, of the Click Click Domino sessions. Yet he’s unburdened by pretentiousness and unafraid to blend rare vintage instruments with modern technology when the need arises. This record we self-produced out of necessity, but feel it’s a very honest document of our last few years on the road.”ĭrawing equal inspiration from the rich well of Chess Records heroes such as Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, the picking of British folk legends John Martyn and Bert Jansch, and country blues trailblazers Charlie Patton, Fred McDowell and Memphis Minnie, Chris Turpin is a songwriter and guitarist richly versed in the instrument’s history. “Simple guitar, good songs and vocals, stripped back from the excesses of a traditional rock band. “When we started Ida Mae, we always wanted it to be a very pure project,” says Chris. Record deals and critical acclaim followed but by 2015, it was all over.Ĭhris (vocals and guitars) and multi-instrumentalist Stephanie soon formed Ida Mae and relocated to Nashville with a much simpler remit. Yet it all began in the UK, with the pair first meeting while studying music at Bath Spa University in the early 2000s and going on to form the alt-rock quartet Kill It Kid. Inspired by the backdrop of smalltown America, it’s drenched in the imagery of barren landscapes, heartbreak, cheap motels and thousands of dusty desert miles in the rearview mirror. READ MORE: The Collection: Bernie Marsden’s trove of acoustic guitars includes vintage Gibsons and a century-old MartinĬonceived on the road, Click Click Domino builds upon the duo’s impressive Ethan Johns-produced 2019 debut album Chasing Lights.Weaving mournful country harmonies together with layers of slide guitar, vintage roots instruments, old drum machines and modern synths, husband-and-wife duo Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean create a wild musical landscape – one that’s as rich in possibilities as the thousands of miles they covered across more than 40 US states while supporting the likes of Marcus King, Greta Van Fleet, Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss. Ida Mae’s new album Click Click Domino is a road record.
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