If Only Later..., by Wills Mckenna Path Quintet

If Only Later...

by Wills Mckenna Path Quintet

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1.	Drone 06:04	buy track
2.	Cavalier 06:18	buy track
3.	Path 04:37	buy track
4.	This Was 05:12	buy track
5.	Ephemeral 04:24	buy track
6.	Later 01:46	buy track
7.	You Aren't There 05:13	buy track
8.	Rare Rose 03:57	buy track
9.	Antonym 04:28	buy track
10.	New Disaster (For Elliott) 04:24	buy track
11.	Nothing Left 06:06	buy track

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If Only Later...

I've been working on the music that would lead up to this album since 2015 and during that time the music has taken on different shapes and qualities, morphing into something that is uniquely personal to me. It is a reflection, or distillation, of what I feel are the parts of music that move me the most- the emotional quality of slower heartfelt songs and the rawness of loud driving riffs- as it coalesces into a force that can change our feelings and views of the world all in an instant when we listen. Beautiful soaring hazy shoegaze moods meld with jazz and classical idioms to result in something both refined and rough, yearning and grounded- something that clears a path into the world of sonic possibilities. If only this was or could be. If Only Later...

Thanks to Nick Broste, Dan Pierson, Justin Peterson, and Andy Fowler for their audio engineering work on this project. Also thanks to Jeff Swanson, Matt Gold, Justin Peterson, Dan Pierson, and Mehtab Kirtan for their amazing musicianship.

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released January 19, 2023

Wills Mckenna- Tenor Saxophone, Compositions
Matt Gold- Guitar
Jeff Swanson- Guitar
Justin Peterson- Bass
Mehtab Kirtan- Drums
Dan Pierson- Keys

Recorded at Shirk Studios, Chicago, IL

Nick Broste- Recording Engineer
Dan Pierson- Editing Engineer
Justin Peterson- Mixing Engineer
Andy Fowler- Mastering Engineer

Produced by Wills Mckenna, self-released by Wills Mckenna Music (willsmckennamusic.com)

All songs by Wills Mckenna except New Disaster- by Elliott Smith

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Wills Mckenna Chicago, Illinois

The Wills Mckenna Quintet is a Chicago-based group that plays music drawing from a variety of styles including jazz, rock, shoegaze, grunge, improvised and noise music, using its double guitar formation to create a full and complex yet melodic sonic landscape. The music is mostly written by saxophonist Wills Mckenna, and the band plays regularly in the Chicago area. ... more

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