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In 2014, after 10 years of touring the world (literally every continent, but Antartica!) in Atlanta's legendary Black Lips as well as the critically-acclaimed Diamond Rugs, guitarist and vocalist Ian St. Pe needed a change. As he put it, ''The only thing you can't change is time, so I had time change me. I loved the Black Lips Good Times Boys Club, but I needed to enjoy new environments. So I got a new bag; St. Pe.'' He packed up his gear and moved to Nashville, where he settled down in a log cabin formerly owned by country legend Roy Acuff. Before long, that home had also turned into a studio, and with the help of a number of Atlanta-based friends, ''Fixed Focus'' was born. It s less a departure from the sounds of the Lips and Rugs as it is an informed continuation of them that maintains all the hooks and pop sensibilities of his previous acts, while refining them with a bit of Nashville class and a hint of the darkness that ten years on the road imbues upon the soul. From singalong stompers ''Street Lights,'' ''You've Got The Look'' and ''Kiss it Goodbye'' to Southern Gothic explorations like ''Burning Bright'' and ''Carbon Maker,'' ''Fixed Focus'' is a fully-formed solo debut that sounds more like an album from deep into an established career. Recorded by St. Pe himself, ''Fixed Focus'' was then mixed by Mat Boynton (Kurt Vile, MGMT) in New York City and mastered by Joel Hatstat (Bomb The Music Industry!, Massterati) in Athens, GA. With his first record finally in that brand new bag and new songs already on the way, St. Pe plans to spend the foreseeable future back on the road with this latest project, bringing his new sounds to plenty of familiar faces
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 Street Lights
2 Renowned Movement
3 Kiss It Goodbye
4 Dawn of Tomorrow
5 Carbon Maker
6 Sweet Laurel
7 Got the Look
8 Southern Sunshine
9 Spun and Spurn
10 As of Late
11 Yesteryear Gone
12 Burning Bright
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