Particle Kid – the ingenious musical identity of Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist Micah Nelson – has announced the release of an immersive all-new concert recording.
LIVE! UNDERGROUND arrives via Overseas Artists Recordings (OAR) at all DSPs and streaming services on Friday, March 27th.
LIVE! UNDERGROUND was recorded last December by musician/engineer Bernie Larsen at his Ojai Underground Exchange in Ojai CA, mixed by Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Warren Zevon) at his Ventura, CA studio and then “fucked up” by Nelson on his own 4-track cassette machine, before finally being mastered by Bob Rice.
The album sees Particle Kid – that is, Nelson backed by longtime friends Tony Peluso (drums, SPDX, Juno 6) and Aroyn Davis (bass) – putting an expansive, remarkably spontaneous, new spin on songs originally found on what Rolling Stone has hailed as “a series of excellent, deeply adventurous albums,” including such fan favorites as “Radio Flyer,” “Still Going,” and “Everything Is Bullshit.” The striking cover and album art was created by Nelson.
Particle Kid debuted a limited number of physical CD copies of LIVE! UNDERGROUND on his west coast Cosmic Yarn Tour late last month. The band has spent much of the past two years on the road, including an epic 2019 tour alongside The Flaming Lips and The Claypool Lennon Delirium, as well as U.S. and European headline dates, performances at the Outlaw Music Festival, and shows with Willie Nelson, Neil Young + Promise of the Real, and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.
Micah Nelson recently took part in the much-sought-after line-up for Luck Reunion’s streaming marathon music variety show, Til Further Notice. The six-hour virtual concert featured Neil Young, Paul Simon, Lucinda Williams, Margo Price, and many more, as well as Micah in a set with his dad, Willie Nelson, and brother, Lukas Nelson. Rolling Stone called their family-set “the highlight” for Luck Reunion’s “most emotional year yet – with no-crowd.” The Austin American-Statesman agreed naming their closing performance, which included two Particle Kid songs – “Everything is Bullshit” and “Wheels” – the “Best Musical Moment.”
PARTICLE KIDLIVE! UNDERGROUND(OAR)
Tracklisting:
- Radio Flyer
- Backwards
- Little Fish (Deep Pond)
- Myssus Crow
- Hollyweird
- Still Going
- Magic Mirror
- Remaerd
- Everything is Bullshit
- Sdrawkcab