Say Zuzu & Palomino Motel

375 Forest Avenue,Portland ME 04101

11 March, 2023

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SAY ZUZU A pandemic-inspired reconnection with old friend and longtime label owner George Fontaine —-New West Records/Strolling Bones Records in Nashville, TN and Athens, GA respectively —-resulted in ‘ZuZu signing a multi-layered, multi-album recording contract with Strolling Bones to release five of their past records, and two new ones. “Here Again: A Retrospective” is the band’s first offering on the label - a selection of tracks from five of the band’s earlier records. “No Time to Lose'' will be the band's first album of new material in nearly twenty years. It’s due out on Strolling Bones Feb ‘23. In the early 90s, Newmarket, NH based Say ZuZu found their sound in a growing alt-country movement which spawned artists like The Old 97s and Wilco, and inspired a generation of artists including The Avett Brothers, Kacey Musgraves and others. In their road warrior days, the band toured tirelessly from Maine to Chicago, Texas and Georgia, but found their greatest success abroad as minor stars in Italy, developing a European fanbase and signing with Germany’s Blue Rose Records. After more than 10 years, 10 albums, and logging more than 2000 shows in 25 states and four foreign countries, Say ZuZu called it a day, amicably, in 2003. Until now. PALOMINO MOTEL Palomino Motel, the double lead vocal, soulful and slightly psychedelic Americana country-rock band from Portland, ME, is a collaboration between Natalie Mishell and Spencer Albee. Bouncing between Spencer’s home studio and working with producer/engineer Jonathan Wyman, Palomino Motel has been busy finishing their debut album, slated for release in 2023. The first single “Make This Easy” is now streaming and their second single “Hold My Feet To The Fire is set to drop on September 30, 2022. Spencer Albee is a Portland based musician and producer who has made records with David Bowie, Tony Visconti (T. Rex, Bowie), David Leonard (Prince, Toto) and Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Maroon 5), Amy Allen and The Ghost of Paul Revere. As of Jan 2022, he has released over 20 studio records and has signed recording and publishing contracts with Arista, Tommy Boy, A&M, EMI and Zomba. He has toured extensively sharing stages with artists including De La Soul, OAR, The Wonderstuff, Joan Jett, OK Go, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Steel Pulse, Dr. Dog, 311, and Butch Walker, among many others. Natalie Mishell was born and raised in sunny southern California. For most of her younger years, she worked in film, TV, and commercials before moving from Los Angeles to New York to pursue her music career. In 2010, she released the EP, “In My Shoes” (produced by Rich Pagano), followed by an East coast solo tour and the 2011 single, “Sunshine”. Natalie released her first full-length record,”Goodnight Stranger” (produced by J.P Bowersock, The Strokes, Ryan Adams) and toured nationally as Natalie Mishell & Company. In 2019 she appeared at the Ladybug Festival (the largest all female festival in the country) took a European tour, and released her second full length record “The Box'' gaining significant buzz with over a million streams on Spotify. She now resides in Portland, Maine.