The April Fools

The April Fools album cover.

Our self-titled, self-released debut album.

Release Date 
04/25/2015
Credits 

These sessions were recorded and mixed by Clay Williams, and mastered by Bruce Templeton at Magneto Mastering, Minneapolis, MN.

Produced by The April Fools.

Package design by Clay Williams. Photography by Erin Drake.

Band Members 

Brian Drake – singer / electric and acoustic guitars / electric sitar | Clay Williams – guitar / lap steel / pedal steel / baritone guitar / backing vocals | Ben Kaplan – drums / percussion / backing vocals | Scott Hreha – bass guitar.

Guest Musicians 

Peter Guertin – piano on "True To Your Love", "Trying To Stay Dry" | Clint Hoover – chromatic harmonica on "Not The Man She Knew", "The Same Girl" | Jillian Rae – violin / strings on "The Same Girl" | Jennifer Markey – backing vocals on "True To Your Love", "Trying To Stay Dry" | Katy Vernon – backing vocals on "Walking Backwards", "The Same Girl".

Track Listing 
  1. Burning Hand (4:28)
  2. She’s On My Lips (3:54)
  3. Not The Man She Knew (3:43)
  4. Stereo Blue (3:45)
  5. Walking Backwards (4:29)
  6. Trying To Stay Dry (4:09)
  7. Life With A View (3:44)
  8. Reason (2:07)
  9. True To Your Love (3:28)
  10. I’ll Never Understand (3:38)
  11. The Same Girl (4:34)
  12. Bertha Marie (3:21)
  13. Summer Sun (4:24)

All songs written by Brian Drake – © 2015 / All Rights Reserved – BMI