Interview with Pynchon-influenced musician Tris McCall

[Mark Kohut]

Simple Thank You.

(Even though I am deaf to much music)

On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 10:53 AM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>
wrote:

> In case anyone is curious, I just interviewed Tris McCall. He’s a New
> Jersey rocker, journalist, and novelist; some of you may know him because
> his 90s group, the Favorite Color, set “The Eyes of a New York Woman” to
> music as the song “V. In Love,” as originally featured by Larry Daw in the
> SL-version of “Pynchon On Record Vol. 2.” (The album was called “Color Out
> of Space.”)
>
> McCall speaks eloquently about the influence of Thomas Pynchon and William
> Gaddis on his music, and on the parallels between literature and music in
> general. There’s much talk of Pynchon, as one might expect! The interview
> is here:
>
> http://shipwrecklibrary.com/the-modern-word/sl-interview-tris-mccall/
>
> And just to add, McCall’s solo albums are quite good, available to
> hear/download from his Bandcamp page. He’s a very literate rock
> storyteller; critically-acclaimed, but sadly not as widely known as he
> deserves to be. The interview above contains links to hos music, the MP3 of
> “V, In Love,” and links to the revised “Color Out of Space” feature.
>
> Anyway, this is one of what will hopefully be a series of interviews with
> musicians influenced by Thomas Pynchon.
>
> —Quail
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