The Fox Chase
Cover art by Gabe Anderson with watercolor assets by Larissa Wood
SCR-019-3
Release date - November 1, 2022
1 Track - Digital Download, Streaming
Third single off Joseph’s LP, While You Were Slumbering
In Joseph Decosimo's "The Fox Chase," fiddle textures, pump organ, and harmonics weave around Joseph’s unaffected voice to recast the story of a fox chase and a beloved dog wandering into the cosmos. Joseph drew the piece from a field recording of Tennessee ballad singer Dee Hicks, who sang over 200 ballads without the aid of the written word.
“I added my dear Charlie into the pack,” Joseph explains of a change he made to the old song. “But it’s unlikely that his stubby corgi nubbins could have kept up with those foxhounds. We had to say goodbye to Charlie in August 2022. It’s changed how I hear this one.”
Video directed and edited by Gabe Anderson/ Strange Bug. Character animation and watercolors by Larissa Wood
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Lyrics
From the singing of Dee Hicks
Performance Credits
Fiddle, Vocals - Stephanie Coleman
Pump Organ, Vocals - Joe O’Connell
Banjo, Vocals - Joseph Decosimo
Production Credits
Recorded by Joseph and Joe at their homes in Durham and by Stephanie at home in Brooklyn
Mixed by Alec Spiegelman
Mastered by Mike Monseur
Cover Art by Gabe Anderson using watercolor assets by Larissa Wood
Related Releases
Joseph Decosimo’s album, While You Were Slumbering, out November 11th, 2022
SCR-019-V-BS1; First run of 300
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Standard weight 12” black vinyl
Single pocket jacket on 24pt board with matte finish
Polybag
Poly-lined inner sleeve
Insert
Download code
Sleepy Cat sticker
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