German Neo Prog Rocker Johnny Bob released the track “Paper Monkeys” taken from the upcoming new album “The Glass Hotel Tapes” due out on January 19, 2024 via Kombüse. Purchas and Stream the track on bandcamp:
“The Glass Hotel Tapes” is the 5th studio album by the Hamburg Neo Prog band Johnny Bob. The album contains 7 songs with a playing time of approx. 43 minutes and is released on the Hamburg label Kombüse SCHALLERZEUGNISSE. The album was produced by Johnny Bob founder and multi-instrumentalist Jörg Purfürst. As with the previous albums, it was recorded in the band’s own Ulumulu Studio.
One day after the USA withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol, Sofie Conrad decided to save the world. She leaves her home country and checks into the “Glass Hotel” in Berlin. A suitcase, a keyboard, a tape recorder. She cancels her job by phone and orders a bottle of champagne from room service.
After three days, Sofie Conrad disappears without a trace. She leaves behind a chaos of graphics, texts and tape recordings. The work of the former member of the US Kyoto delegation, which was created during the three days in Conrad‘s room at the Glass Hotel, was exhibited as part of an Art Nouveau project at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts before being stored in the attic and forgotten.
21 years later, the members of the band Johnny Bob become aware of an anonymous note on a packet of cigarettes that someone has left in the backstage area. Curious, they sift through the fragments from the “Glass Hotel” with the permission of Conrad‘s family. After an intensive examination of the work, the band discovers that Conrad‘s art creates the key to a new world.
The musicians then decide to give the “Glass Hotel Tapes” a voice. The graphic sketches were interpreted by Hamburg artist Anja Walter and turned into cover artwork. The band integrated some of the original text and tape fragments into the lyrics and arrangements of the album.
The “Glass Hotel” no longer exists.
Sofie Conrad has disappeared without a trace to this day.
Pre-Order the album here: https://www.johnnybob.de/release/the-glass-hotel-tapes/
Tracklist
- Shallow The Nykr [11:53]
- Night Of The Prom [3:45]
- Paper Monkeys [4:45]
- Mr. Genghis Comes To Town [6:04]
- Kicker Of Faye [7:28]
- Berlin Ahead [3:10]
- Corridors [5:34]
Lineup:
Carsten Díaz / Vocals, Electric Guitar
Jörg Purfürst / Bass, Keyboards, 6 & 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Programming, Backing Vocals
Philip Mestwerdt / Drums
Jürgen Ufer / Electric Guitar
Ole Schützler / Keyboards, Piano