A New ‘Cry For Help’ From Longtime Hoboken Stalwart Glenn Morrow
Glenn Morrow has released numerous records in the 40 years of his venerable Bar/None Hoboken label. Earlier this year, he relinquished the business reins to his A&R guru Emmy Black in an effort to concentrate on his own band, Cry For Help, who will be releasing its third record in 12 years. Our Final Album: Volume #1 comes out on July 12. Produced by Ray Ketchem at his Montclair Magic Door Studio, the 11 new songs go from “Beatle Bones” and “Boom Boom” to “Let’s Stay In Bed.” Morrow even enlisted guest keyboardist Andrew Burton (from the bands of Cyndi Lauper and Ian Hunter). The rest of the lineup features longtime Hoboken veterans Mike Rosenberg (bass), Ric Sherman (guitar) and Ron Metz (drums).
Producer Ketchem’s own band, Elk City, has released seven albums. Of his experience producing all three Cry For Help albums, he says, “it drove home how sharp their instincts are for hooks. They land with the kind of confidence that only comes from decades of playing in bands. Glenn’s storytelling honestly reflects his generation, with a touch of melancholy. That gives the record an emotional weight.”
Morrow was the first guy to ever play the hallowed hall of Maxwell’s back in the day. His band back then—minus him—went on to form The Bongos while he became a respected rock critic with New York Rocker.