Having announced the release of his debut solo album “The Fantasy of Reality,” via Madfish on August 12, 2022 Jeff Cotton of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band fame now premieres his new single and video for the song “Does It Work For You.” Watch the official video through the YouTube player below:
“Greetings and Aloha to all my music loving friends! The single, ‘Does it Work for You’, the first tune on my new album, ‘The Fantasy of Reality’, exemplifies the overall sentiment of this new work. I sincerely hope that you experience some of the ‘old Magic’ and pick up on the lyrical positivity. We’re all in this together, and because there’s never been a time quite like this, it is good that we remind one another, that despite it all, Love is our ‘Reality’. Enjoy InJoy.” – Jeff Cotton
Across the decades, the Magic Band’s power and influence has only grown in might, and the cult following of 1969’s “Trout Mask Replica” still excites fans to this day, in part due to the mystery and enigma of members such as Antennae Jimmy Semens (aka Jeff Cotton). In 1967, Cotton was scoped by Don Van Vliet – Captain Beefheart himself, replacing Ry Cooder on guitar. He then went one to help craft some of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band’s most vibrant recordings and later contributed to the cult band MU.
Now blending together musical strands such as Jazz, Delta Blues, Hawaiian and the Avant-Garde to create a melting pot of ideas, Cotton will astonish fans with his comeback.
Pre-order the album here: https://jeffcotton.lnk.to/fantasyofreality
Tracklist:
- Does It Work For You
- It Never Ceases To Blow My Mind
- Ivy
- Green Bamboo
- He Made The Eagle
- Elvirus
- This Gentle Earth
- All Things New
- Crusin` Hamakua
- Together We Sail
- The Space Between Us All
- On The Thread
- Aloha
- The Liberation Song
- The Breeze Of Oblivion
- Heavy
- The Season Of The Awakening
- Mother Earth Needs Healing
- Together
- Hear The Word
- It Would Take An Angel
- Clean In Nature`s Stream