Originally I wanted it to just be a quickly recorded slap dash and get it out sort of thing but I had a year and a half during Covid to think about it a bit more and ended up taking more care to get it done properly. Would have been quicker too if it wasn’t for Covid! It took, I think, two and a half years to record, which is by far the quickest I’ve ever recorded an album. I had no recording budget so I had to fund it by quitting smoking and saving the money up to pay for studio time. Even though I dropped the name I’ve kept the walrus mask for now as it is more photogenic than my actual face. I’ve since ditched the ‘Wallace Russell’ name and gone back to ‘Pixy Jones’ as I figured there’s no need to have a pseudonym if nobody knows who you are in the first place. There are some really old songs that have always been overlooked for ‘El Goodo’ albums for one reason or another, a few new ones which I wrote specifically for this, and a couple that would have probably ended up on the intended double album version of Zombie if we’d kept going with the double album idea. I recorded it alongside the recording of Zombie (El Goodo) whenever I could get in the studio. The album was originally intended as a solo project under the pseudonym of “Wallace Russell”. The lyrics and the harrowing raw solitude of the title “I’m Not There“, repeated throughout, the sense of intimacy that resonates from the words provides a release that cuts this sincerity of expansive emotional effect amongst the kaleidoscopic attributes. Whilst the musicianship fearlessly pushes the sonic boundary, adding to the pulsating enticement of the release.
![pixy album pixy album](https://images.eil.com/large_image/PIXIES_RARE%2BPIXIES-65699.jpg)
Whilst the hazy vocal notes glide above the raucous instrumentation, the vocal notes add further complexity to the creation. Jones creates this lush atmosphere that exudes hypnotizing efforts on this maximum scale.
![pixy album pixy album](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FT2g-6ukL._AC_SY450_.jpg)
![pixy album pixy album](https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pixies-head-carrier.png)
Pixy Jones builds this explosive arrangement filled with tempting textures and this courageous intensity. “ I’m Not There” immediately commands your attention, from the mesmeric pulls of the rhythms to the connecting warmth from the chosen tonality, the jaunty notes collide to provide this enthralling energy that conquers the entire exploration. The new single “ I’m Not There“, the first single taken from the forthcoming debut album, is accompanied by a magical version of Beatles track ‘And Your Bird Can Sing’ as its B-side. On Friday 1st July, Pixy Jones dropped the sensational first release.