Anchors & Ampersands

Anchors & Ampersands
Anchors & Ampersands
Studio album by Marker Starling
Released	2017
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Tin Angel
Marker Starling chronology

Anchors & Ampersands is the seventh album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released in 2017. It is a collection of original material, with two cover versions – "I'll Be Around", & "Double Suicide" by Sandro Perri.^[1]

With songs written that span more than half his life, Cummings' seventh album has been called a "reflection on mortality", & a "mellow & tender" record with elements of soul, Brazilian & classic 70's soft-rock genres, as well as influence by Robert Wyatt.^[2]

Track listing[]

Side 1[]

Conundrum Redux
No More Partylights
Strong Suit
Playin' Along '99
Double Suicide

Side 2[]

I'll Be Around
Shadows & Counterparts
Lost Look II
Blue Strike The Hours
Comes A Daybreak II

Personnel[]

Produced & mixed, vocals & guitar by Zack G
Recorded at Rooster Studios & Buenos Bandidos Sound
Mastered by João Carvalho at João Carvalho Mastering
Artwork & Design by Sharmila Banerjee
Chris A. Cummings – Writing & arrangement, vocals, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, RMI Electra Piano, Lowrey MicroGenie, Roland RS-09, percussion
Jay Anderson, Drums
B.J. Cole, Pedal steel guitar
Robin Dunn, Vocals
Ryan Driver, Vocals & flute
Thom Gill, Backing vocals
Ben Gunning, Backing vocals
Domenico Lancellotti, Percussion
Matt McLaren, Bass guitar, guitar
Alex Samaras, Backing vocals
Jeremy Strachan, Tenor saxophone, Alto saxophone & Soprano saxophone
Felicity Williams, Backing vocals

References[]

^ "marker-starling-reckons-with-mortality-on-anchors-and-ampersands". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ "Ancors & Ampersands". 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

External links[]

[1] "marker-starling-reckons-with-mortality-on-anchors-and-ampersands". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[2] "Ancors & Ampersands". 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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