Curtis Godino - The Midnight Wishers (2022) [Hi-Res]

Curtis Godino’s first album producing for The Midnight Wishers. Mastered by Shimmy-Disc’s Kramer.

For fans of: the Shangri-Las, the Chiffons, the Crystals, the GTOS, Ween.

What if a cute girl group scored a hit song about a car crash, then actually died in a car crash, but decades later, David Lynch conjured their spirits for a beach-themed Halloween special? That’s a feeble attempt to describe the fun, spooky universe evoked by musician, songwriter and producer Curtis Godino with his latest project, Curtis Godino Presents the Midnight Wishers.

“I’ve always been a fan of girl groups and old generic love songs,” says the Brooklyn-based artist, previously known around town for his psychedelic band Worthless and his ’60s-style light projection shows. “No matter how cheesy, they always get stuck in my head, so I decided I would try to make some of my own, with the help of my friends.”

Chief among those friends are the Midnight Wishers: lead vocalist Jin Lee and backing singers Rachel Herman and Jessica McFarland, all of whom Godino recruited for the project. Lee also contributed lyrics, which she tends to recite as often as she sings in a dreamy, earnest voice.



Tracklist:
1 01. Curtis Godino - Always Waiting (04:38)
1 02. Curtis Godino - Show Me That You Care (04:08)
1 03. Curtis Godino - I Hate To See You Leave (02:42)
1 04. Curtis Godino - I've Got The Key (02:18)
1 05. Curtis Godino - No Place Like Home (04:36)
1 06. Curtis Godino - WXLUV (01:15)
1 07. Curtis Godino - I Want To Be The Monkey On Your Back (05:47)
1 08. Curtis Godino - Hungry (03:58)
1 09. Curtis Godino - He Loves Me Not (04:20)
1 10. Curtis Godino - I'll Be Wishin' (04:11)