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John Ralston
12+ albums
singer-songwriteracousticindieindie rockemo
about
John Ralston is an American acoustic/electric guitarist singer and songwriter. John is originally from Lake Worth, Florida, and is a member of the band Legends Of Rodeo (formerly called Recess Theory), which is currently on an indefinite hiatus. He has released two full length albums, two EPs, and is currently waiting to release his third solo record, "Shadows Of The Summertime". A 7"single of "Jesus Christ b/w A Marigny Christmas" was released in early 2011. What would become the jangly, densely layered Sorry Vampire (Vagrant, 10/2), the second full-length from John Ralston, began as just a few basic elements and eventually snowballed into over 50 songs with almost twice as many individual tracks on each song. The record was built to give the listener the experience of hearing something new with each repeated listen – you’ll likely never hear this record the same way twice. The final dozen tracks also speak to the ‘luxury’ Ralston experienced by not having time constraints and being able to home record. The Florida-based musician began work on Sorry Vampire almost immediately after self-releasing his debut, Needle Bed, in 2005, which was picked up by Vagrant and re-released in 2006. When he arrived in Knoxville to record the album and Needle Bed’s producer Michael Seaman, he’d formed his plan: “To make the record sound beautiful, but in a different way than you’ve heard before.” This is when he began experimenting with his songs, tossing out leftovers and writing new part
