PENETRATION INC: Morel

MOREL | THE DEATH OF THE PAPER BOY
Outsider Music | Digital Album September 16, 2008 | CD October 28, 2008
Available via MorelWorld.com

There’s a moment when everything changes.
A split second from which point everything that follows
is forever different from what came just an instant before.
Sometimes it’s a phone call
Sometimes it’s a handshake
Sometimes it’s a look in your best friends eyes.
You never expect it.
You never forget the moment
When for the first time you realize that you can’t go back,
Ever again.
– “The Death Of The Paper Boy (Part 2)”

PREVIEW THE ALBUM HERE.

“I couldn’t make this list without mentioning one of my own collaborators from “Bring Ya to the Brink.” I don’t like to tag people as queer musicians or artists. Rich and his talents go beyond any box or label. He has had success in the gay market with Pink Noise. His new record is the shit and he is a star in his own right.” - “Cyndi Lauper's top 10 Greatest, Gayest Albums of All Time,” Pop.Nography, Out.com

“To me, the song lyrics above perfectly capture the central theme of the album,” says Morel’s namesake leader, openly gay Richard Morel summing up “The Death Of The Paper Boy,” his third autobiographical, self-produced studio project. Describing it simply as “eleven new songs about the things that bring you down,” he adds, “The album’s title is a metaphor for the very personal narrative–mine–contained within: a boy’s rite of passage into manhood, the opening of his eyes to the sad ironies, disappointments, what-ifs of the world and the erosion of innocence along the way.” Deep, yes, but this is what Morel’s fans have come to expect. "People come up to me and say they love my lyrics," he says with a laugh, "Then they proceed to quote something that's not at all what I said, but I wish I'd had." FULL BIO

"The Death Of The Paper Boy" is presented as a 2xCD and as 2 separate iTunes albums. The first album, "Disc-1" is the original album. "Disco-O" is a set of Pink Noize (Morel's producer/remixer alias) remixes of select album tracks, including a cover of David Bowie's "Sweet Thing."

"The Death Of The Paper Boy" is available digitally on iTunes and on 2xCD via morelworld.com

FYI:
• Richard Morel together with Bob Mould host and produce the 5-year strong Blowoff parties.
• Richard produced 4 tracks on Cyndi Lauper's "Bring Ya To The Brink" album.
• Under the remix alias "Pink Noise" Richard's remix of Yoko Ono's "Give Peace A Chance" is #1 as of August 23 on the Billboard Dance Club Play Chart. His previous #1 was Cyndi's "Same Old Fuckin' Story."
• All photos in the CD package were shot by well-respected photographer, Jack Pierson.
• The album's executive producer is Outsider Music co-owner (with Richard Morel) and A&R legend (and “Rough Gods” photographer), Michael Alago who famously signed Metallica, White Zombie and Nina Simone to Elektra Records
• Colton Ford is signed to Outsider Music.

Read all about it in the FULL BIO

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