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Acetate (2010)

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The album was recorded solely at Allen's home studio with producer Don Dixon. The two dug deeper into sonic territory, recording most of the instruments themselves. It features once again drummer Jim Brock and vocalist Marti Jones. Released by Bug Music Digital, it is Allen's first release on vinyl.

"Chris Allen is the most under-rated songwriter in the country. People like Jeff Tweedy and Ryan Adams ought to be hiding outside his house going through his trash looking for castoff material. Chris has a laser eye. ACETATE is my favorite." - Don Dixon

"Spend some time with Acetate (his third solo album), and you'll realize that it's one of Allen's most intricately woven records, a deep, personal, and yes, complex work that demands your attention. In a way, Acetate is his first album as a serious "artist" entering his studio-as-playground period." - Michael Galluci, Scene Magazine

Twitter Roll The new album ACETATE is finally done and on its way to the presses. Produced by Don Dixon, it is my third solo album. ACETATE will be released world-wide by Bug Music Digital the fall of 2010 to all digital outlets including iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and more. READ MORE

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The Making of Acetate In late summer of 2010 I sat down with producer Don Dixon to play him a batch of songs I had written for a new album. Dixon's idea early on was to make the record more 'stylized' than ever before. What that meant was to forgo the usual formula: write songs... READ MORE

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