If you’re not a hardcore fan of either americana or the ’80s Paisley Underground scene it’s quite likely that you’re not familiar with Chuck Prophet. Prophet began his career as the guitarist of Paisley Underground band Green on Red in the mid-’80s and began his solo career in 1990 with his debut record Brother Aldo and since then he’s released eleven solo records, the last one in 2009, and his catalogue includes some of the best americana tracks you’ll find anywhere but he’s remained very much unknown.
Prophet will be releasing his twelfth solo record Temple Beautiful on January 24, 2012 via Yep Roc Records in the US and in February via Decor in the UK, and last week he shared a first taste from the record via his maillist in the form of “Castro Halloween”, and earlier today The Line Of Best Fit premiered the track to the rest of the world. “Castro Halloween” is an excellent track, showcasing Prophet’s skills as a guitarist as well as his prowess as a storyteller, telling the story of a Halloween party gone wrong in the Castro area of San Francisco.
Listen to “Castro Halloween” below and scroll down to check out the tracklist for Temple Beautiful. You can also get an mp3 of the track if you sign up to Chuck Prophet’s maillist at his website.
Temple Beautiful tracklist:
1. Play That Song Again
2. Castro Halloween
3. Temple Beautiful
4. Museum Of Broken Hearts
5. Willie Mays is Up at Bat
6. The Left Hand and the Right Hand
7. I Felt Like Jesus
8. Who Shot John
9. He Came From So Far Away (Red Man Speaks)
10. Little Girl, Little Boy
11. White Night, Big City
12. Emperor Norton in the Last Year of His Life (1880)
