Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams

In May of 2003, Johnson released his sophomore album On and On, which was produced by Mario Caldato Jr, best known for his work with the Beastie Boys, and featured the same line up as Brushfire Fairytales: Jack on vocals/guitar, Adam Topol on drums, and Merlo Podlewski on bass. On and On mixed heartfelt ballads of love and simple joys with more serious subjects of materialism, industrialization, school shootings, offshore oil drilling, and war. The inner truth and social commentary that was evident in Johnson's early songwriting on Brushfire Fairytales matured with On and On.

On and On's release launched Johnson's newly formed Brushfire Records label and garnered sales of one million within its first year. Also during that year Brushfire Records welcomed Jack's old friends G. Love and Donavon Frankenreiter, a professional surfer/musician, and released the soundtracks for Johnson's surf films Thicker Than Water and The September Sessions.

On February 28th 2005, Johnson will release his third full length recording In Between Dreams, followed with the single Sitting, Waiting, Wishing on March 14th. Johnson along with Topol and Podlewski bring acoustic sing-a-longs full of smartly embellished strumming and solid basslines to create the hypnotic, blues and funk-inflected groove flowing through the album. In Between Dreams was recorded in Hawaii and Los Angeles and was produced by Mario Caldato, Jr. and engineered by Robert Carranza, the same duo at the controls for 2003's On and On. In Between Dreams also features contributions from Jack's friend Zach Gill of Animal Liberation Orchestra on piano and accordion.
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