The Last Laugh
by Asylum Street Spankers
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I purchased the entire "Spanking" Package. To say this band is a deliciously "spanking" piece of American music history would be an understatement. This is acoustic Americana, Ragtime, bluegrass, blues, soul, performed by some of the best "Spanking" musicians in the US. Come on folks. Don't be scared now. Step up and get your SPANKING!!!
Favorite track: Make It Rain.
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumActual compact disc packaged in 4-panel digipak case, shipped with care to anywhere in the world.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Last Laugh via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 1 day$12.50 USD or more
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Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Includes digital booklet with full album artwork and liner notes.Purchasable with gift card$9 USD or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumA compact disc cornucopia with all 10 of the Asylum Street Spankers' albums from Yellow Dog Records. From "Spanks for the Memories" all the way to "The Last Laugh", this comprehensive collection could fuel a binge-listening road trip across the length of New England — or half-way across Texas. (And let us know if you want a miscellaneous poster from the back of the closet — we'll throw that in too.)
Includes unlimited streaming of The Last Laugh via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 1 day$69 USD or more
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Full Digital Discography
Get all 10 Asylum Street Spankers releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Last Laugh, God's Favorite Band, What? And Give Up Show Biz?, Mommy Says No!, Mercurial, My Favorite Record, A Christmas Spanking, Spanker Madness, and 2 more.
Purchasable with gift card$65.60 USD or more (20% OFF)
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Didn't It Rain
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Never Goin' Back
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Ludicrous Heart
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She Texted Me Goodbye
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Make It Rain
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The Swan
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Savor Every Day
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Fuck Work
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"The Final Song?"
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Coffee Grindin' Blues
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about
If you've read the bio or heard the story of the Asylum Street Spankers, you probably know that the group was founded in 1994 at a booze-filled party at the Dabbs Hotel along the river in Llano, Texas, and for the next seventeen years left a swath of astounded audiences in its wake. Well, it appears that America's favorite old-time hellraisers have once again musically triumphed over overindulgence and memory loss. Or have they?
Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman, Charlie King and the other Spankers do recall getting together to play their final shows ever in April of 2011. They all remember setting up the three-day "Last Laugh" finale in their hometown of Austin, Texas at the Cactus Café, Ruta Maya and Spider House Ballroom. But, honestly, that's the last thing any of them remember.
Look: it's embarrassing for such an acclaimed band as this to have to admit that they honestly don't remember where their final album came from. What becomes clear upon listening to these recordings is that none of these songs has ever been recorded by the Asylum Street Spankers before. What's even clearer is this: the band is in their finest form ever here, living up to their firmly cemented reputation as an acoustic powerhouse. Who else can blend string-band virtuosity, multi-instrumental skills, tight vocal harmonies and counterculture wit like this?
Clearly, these were unforgettable nights for all those who packed the clubs and cheered on their internationally beloved hometown heroes. Hazily, the Spankers figure these must have been some of the most treasured personal moments of their 17-year career. Imagine the satisfaction of taking their fans through one last journey together, from the Tin Pan Alley and vaudeville echoes of their sound, through the country, blues, jazz and swing songs they've borrowed and created, all filtered through the punk-rock ethos at their core. "It must really have been something," Christina muses.
Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman, Charlie King and the other Spankers do recall getting together to play their final shows ever in April of 2011. They all remember setting up the three-day "Last Laugh" finale in their hometown of Austin, Texas at the Cactus Café, Ruta Maya and Spider House Ballroom. But, honestly, that's the last thing any of them remember.
Look: it's embarrassing for such an acclaimed band as this to have to admit that they honestly don't remember where their final album came from. What becomes clear upon listening to these recordings is that none of these songs has ever been recorded by the Asylum Street Spankers before. What's even clearer is this: the band is in their finest form ever here, living up to their firmly cemented reputation as an acoustic powerhouse. Who else can blend string-band virtuosity, multi-instrumental skills, tight vocal harmonies and counterculture wit like this?
Clearly, these were unforgettable nights for all those who packed the clubs and cheered on their internationally beloved hometown heroes. Hazily, the Spankers figure these must have been some of the most treasured personal moments of their 17-year career. Imagine the satisfaction of taking their fans through one last journey together, from the Tin Pan Alley and vaudeville echoes of their sound, through the country, blues, jazz and swing songs they've borrowed and created, all filtered through the punk-rock ethos at their core. "It must really have been something," Christina muses.
credits
released April 29, 2014
Produced by Christina Marrs
Recorded by Britton Beisenherz
Mixed by Evan Kaspar
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Boulder CO
Illustration by Paul Ahern
Graphic design by Brooke Barnett
The Last Laugh took place in Austin, TX:
- 4/21/11 The Cactus Café: "Givin' the People What They Want"
- 4/22/11 Ruta Maya: "Night of 1000 Egos"
- 4/23/11 Spider House Café: "Spanks For Everything"
Produced by Christina Marrs
Recorded by Britton Beisenherz
Mixed by Evan Kaspar
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Boulder CO
Illustration by Paul Ahern
Graphic design by Brooke Barnett
The Last Laugh took place in Austin, TX:
- 4/21/11 The Cactus Café: "Givin' the People What They Want"
- 4/22/11 Ruta Maya: "Night of 1000 Egos"
- 4/23/11 Spider House Café: "Spanks For Everything"
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The magnificently indefinable Asylum Street Spankers stand as one of America's most distinctive groups. Defiantly acoustic, fiercely independent and absurdly good, one reviewer aptly described them as "a roots-rock riddle, nestled in a satirical Vaudeville enigma, packaged in an old-timey radio-show puzzle and slathered with hippie-fried mystery sauce." ... more
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