We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $12 USD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    It's a broadcast from a pirate radio station ... run by actual pirates! The fourth album by the Eggplants features fan favorites like "Lushy the Grouse" and "Rage Against the Washing Machine." "Double Bubble Day" was personally selected by Dr. Demento for one of his highly coveted compilation albums. Sailing on the college radio airwaves for months, ARRR! peaked at # 9 on KDHX (St. Louis, MO),# 11 at WRHU (Hempstead, NY), # 12 at WVIA (Pittston, PA) and WIUX (Bloomington, IN), and # 13 at WMUL (Huntington, WV).

    Includes unlimited streaming of Arrr! via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days

      $12 USD or more 

     

1.
Pirate Radio (Radio Eggplantis) 02:10
info
buy track
2.
Curtis Mayfield's on the Moon 03:00
buy track
3.
Station ID # 1 00:52
buy track
4.
Rage Against the Washing Machine 02:40
buy track
5.
Movies by the Sea 02:40
buy track
6.
Lushy the Grouse 02:15
buy track
7.
We Have All the Time in the World 02:17
info
buy track
8.
Station ID # 2 00:44
buy track
9.
Come Back Patti 01:59
buy track
10.
Plants on Film 03:02
buy track
11.
Surfing on the R Train 02:27
buy track
12.
Station ID # 3 00:38
buy track
13.
Funny Energy 02:33
buy track
14.
Double Bubble Day 03:31
info
buy track
15.
Signing Off (instrumental) 02:39
info
buy track

about

Arrr! Ye be tuned to Radio Eggplantis . . . the pirate radio station run by actual pirates! We play music that's full of hooks!

credits

released June 6, 2006

Eddie Logue: pirate percussion
Gil Shuster: buccaneer bass
Kenny Young: guitARRRs and vocals

Produced and engineered by Captain Leo Overtoom.
Recorded at Golden Ear Mastering, New York, NY and Excello Studios, Brooklyn, NY.

Barnacle-blasting background vocals by Eddie and Leo.
Kelp-coated keyboards by Leo and viperous vibes by Eddie.
Station ID voice-overs by Gil.

Guest ARRRtist: Marilyn Fletcher - vocal on “Pirate Radio (Radio Eggplantis)”

Pirate Choir: Eric Hansen, Julie Kaplan, Sue Raffman, Dan Sallitt, Rebecca Turner

All songs scurrilously written by Kenny Young © (P) 2006
Savage Fishcake Music (BMI) except
“We Have All the Time in the World” by John Barry and Hal David
(EMI United Catalog Inc.). All rights reserved.

ARRRt work (illustrations, layout, design) by Mike DeSantis.

Beverages and snacks provided by Lushy Catering Corporation.

Eggplant Logo by Randy Sanders (based on drawings by Gus and Kenny Young).

We have all the love in the world for the wonderful and talented
Kathryn McDonald Young (Gnomeheid Graphics) and
Sue “Jazzshark” Edwards (Cheese Thing Records).

Thanks to First Mates: John Barrow, Bob Cowley, Cat Munro, Kevin Lee, Randy Hoffman, Ingrid, Gabi, Stephanie, Lynette and Marge, the lovely Saunders Family, Angela and Steve, Liz Hanellin, Seth Goldman, and everyone at the Planetary Group.

A tip of the pirate hat to Tom Robinson (BBC6 music), Adam Walton (Radio Wales), Greasy Kid Stuff (WFMU), George Graham (WVIA), Rich Kaminsky (WPKN), and Dr. Demento.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Kenny Young and the Eggplants image

Kenny Young and the Eggplants Brooklyn, New York

Kenny Young and the Eggplants play intergalactic folk-and-roll songs about giant squirrels, scary bits of cheese, and malevolent washing machines. The New York Times said they give “eloquent voice to the multifaceted neuroses of prolonged adolescence.” The Sunday Herald said they “mix the wit of Jonathan Richman with the sound of the Nico-era Velvets to create a surreal and satirical gumbo.” ... more

contact / help

Contact Kenny Young and the Eggplants

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this album or account

If you like Kenny Young and the Eggplants, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now