RF Shannon’s Trickster Blues Out Now

We are thrilled to share that RF Shannon’s sophomore album Trickster Blues is now available on all digital platforms! You can order Trickster Blues on vinyl here or stream the album here .

On Trickster Blues, their new full length album for Cosmic Dreamer, RF Shannon take a drastic shift from the long form, pensive desert meditations of their previous record. “The process was a drastic shift from the one we took with ‘Jaguar Palace’ and I was hooked. It was a blast all of the time. We kept a quick pace due to external circumstances via random or otherwise inevitable interruptions, so we learned to take what we could get. If a take was good, it was a keeper, we didn’t second guess it. In just four days we had demoed the majority of my new material and it just felt so right.’’ explains Shane Renfro, the mind behind RF Shannon.

Born out of natural and self-imposed boundaries, the final product is an album that lives in the sonic space between desert blues and old school R&B. At times heavy like a jackhammer while maintaining the velvety vocal deliveries of Renfro, Trickster Blues is an album that embraces the natural indecision surrounding the songwriting process and goes with its gut decision every step of the way. By working on the principal that if the first impression of a song is good enough at the moment then it is good enough to be the final product, Trickster Blues paints a portrait of Renfro’s truth and his truth alone. “Maybe its a terrible mistake, maybe its better this way” comments Renfro on the writing process. “I think that’s what this record will always mean to me. Thats kind of the Trickster in a way. Many different facets, but the name conjures a sort of pure whimsical mischief, a dose of raw wild impulse that reminds you to laugh at whatever it is thats happening.”

Demoed in four days in Marfa and recorded in two in Lockhart, Texas with the help of Jesse Woods and Will Patterson, the album is demanding in it’s immediacy while providing a raw and profound insight to the raw sonic & lyrical landscape Renfro & Co have crafted.

RF Shannon will be on tour this May and June:

5/16: Cheer Up Charlie’s – Austin, TX*

5/17: Lost Horse Saloon – Marfa, TX*

5/18: Exo – Tucson, AZ

5/19: Landers Brew Co – Landers, CA*

5/21: Resident – Los Angeles, CA*

5/24: Amnesia – San Francisco, CA

5/27: Lion’s Lair – Denver, CO*

5/28: Parse Seco – Taos, NM

5/30: TBA – Denton, TX*

5/31: Small Brew Pub – Dallas, TX*

6/01: El Guapo – Tyler, TX*

6/02: Sickbay – Lafayette, LA

6/04: The Mudlark – New Orleans, LA*

* w/ Jesse Woods

PRAISE FOR TRICKSTER BLUES:

“A dreamy and introspective slice of Americana.” – Stereogum

“‘Tooth Ache’ is a beguiling return, a slow-burning piece of folk-fuelled songwriting that glimmers with midnight’s promise. A purring, at times almost-Dylanesque sojourn out into the desert, it’s an atmospheric, haunting return.” – Clash

“Shane Renfro’s psych-folk project pulls classic vibes and reinvents them in a modern sound that is easier to sink your teeth into than ice cream on a summer day.” – Indie Shuffle

“Fans of Damien Jurado and Calexico will find plenty to love in this tightly-woven tapestry of sonic threads. ‘Black Madonna, So Divine’ is without a doubt the best four minutes of your day.” – The Revue