“We have a little studio here at the house and all of these great musicians come through on a sporadic basis to record a song or just jam,” Morrissey says in a press release. “Sometimes we’ll do sessions in regards to a release, but I wanted other folks to hear some of this music that was coming out of these sessions. Other times folks will give me a copy of things they’ve recorded, and it sounds fantastic, but they don’t have the connections or the time to get it properly released. That’s what we’re trying to do; get this music out to people so they can hear it.”
The ex-frontman of ’80s power pop band the Mice, Fox hasn’t been particularly prolific since the Mice disbanded. The 7-inch will mark his first 7-inch release in nearly 20 years.
Both acts will perform a release show on April 9 at the Five O’Clock Lounge in Lakewood.
This article appears in Mar 2-8, 2016.
An artist is not defined by the number of pages required to list the discography — it is defined by the quality of music.
in my opinion Bill Fox is a living legend. His music hits me like a ton of bricks and invokes so many raw emotions in me that I still get chills listening to songs of his I’ve heard a 1000 times over! I’ve heard a few people say he’s too much like Dylan? (as if that’s a bad thing?) But that just tells me they really don’t know Dylan, and they sure as F*** don’t know Bill Fox!!! Viva the Fantastic Mr Fox.
Bill Fox is a great! He’s arguably the greatest songwriter this area has produced. Don’t believe? Go listed to his 2 solo albums released in the late 90’s. Very unappreciated local artist who doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. The comment about Bill not being prolific is not correct. He’s been writing great songs for years and I can’t wait to hear this new release.