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American supergroup led by Sean Watkins, Glen Phillips, and Luke Bulla
Works Progress Administration
, formerly known by the working name The Scrolls, is an American
supergroup
led by
Sean Watkins
,
Glen Phillips
, and Luke Bulla.
[1]
They recorded their debut album with
Benmont Tench
(
piano
),
Sara Watkins
(
fiddle
),
Greg Leisz
(various instruments),
Pete Thomas
(
drums
), and
Davey Faragher
(
bass
).
[2]
These members gained recognition in other musical projects such as
Nickel Creek
,
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
,
Elvis Costello and the Imposters
,
Fiction Family
, and
Toad the Wet Sprocket
.
[3]
The project started in September 2007, when W.P.A began to record songs for an upcoming album release. In
Sara Watkins
' December 2007
MySpace
blog, she said "we're hoping to nearly (finish) the record in the next few days. We're tracking live and trying to get as much down at one time as possible. It is a very satisfying way to record".
[4]
Their self-titled release debuted on August 28, 2009. Some of the tracks from the self-titled debut include the Phillips-penned tracks "Rise Up", "You Will Always Have My Love", and "End This Now", as well as a Luke Bulla/Glen Phillips collaboration entitled "Cry For You". "Not Sure", one of three Sean Watkins track that is featured, was originally released on the
Fiction Family
album. The Works Progress Administration version features Luke Bulla giving a rich voice to the melody as well as the fuller orchestration.
Discography
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- WPA
Released August 28, 2009
[5]
- "Always Have My Love" ? 4:12 (G. Phillips)
- "Good As Ever" ? 3:08 (Phillips)
- "Cry For You" ? 4:02 (L. Bulla and G. Phillips)
- "Rise Up" ? 4:05 (Phillips)
- "Paralyzed" ? 2:29 (Sean Watkins)
- "Remember Well" ? 4:55 (L. Bulla)
- "End This Now" ? 3:08 (Phillips)
- "Already Gone" ? 3:48 (Watkins)
- "
I Go To Sleep
" ? 3:16 (Ray Davies)
- "Not Sure" ? 3:07 (Watkins)
- "A Wedding or a Wake" ? 2:24 (Phillips)
- "The Price" ? 4:23 (B. Tench)
- 4X4
Released March 5, 2011
[6]
- "Solar Flare" ? 4:13 (Phillips)
- "Don't Say You Love Me" ? 3:22 (Watkins)
- "It's Over Now" ? 2:47 (Phillips)
- "Wild Side" ? 2:40 (Watkins)
References
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External links
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- Mark Schatz
- Byron House
- Scott Thile
- Derek Jones
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