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Album · 2024

Kitchen Light, Three in the Morning

by Marcus Bell Quartet

Warm mornings, late trains and quiet answers, the quartet at ease after fourteen years.

Tracks

  1. 1. Last Train, Wet Umbrella, Walk Me OverA late train, a wet umbrella and a joke nobody's told yet. A fun, flirty way to open the new record.lounge pop, romantic jazz3:12
  2. 2. Cocoa at the Overlook, Halfway UpHalfway up a mountain road with a flask of cocoa and a view. It's the cosiest thing we've ever done, and I stand by that.cosy jazz, easy listening3:10
  3. 3. Walk Across the Stage, Hold Your Head HighGown too long, shoes too tight, Mama with the camera. The anthem of the record, and still barely louder than conversation.anthemic jazz, lounge pop2:28
  4. 4. Gold Watch, Open RoadThey gave me a gold watch and said rest up. I took the watch and the open road instead.groove jazz, lounge pop4:41
  5. 5. Who Is That Girl in the PhotographA shoebox photograph of a boy in a hat I used to be. I still don't know what to say to him.nostalgic jazz, playful jazz2:59
  6. 6. Foghorn Morning, Take It SlowFog on the windows and coffee in yellow light. A slow, warm start to a slow, warm day.dream jazz, morning jazz3:04
  7. 7. One Minute Before I KnockStanding at your gate with a minute to go. All the nerves are in the pause before the downbeat.romantic jazz, hushed jazz4:19
  8. 8. Three in the Morning, Kitchen LightThe house is asleep and the kitchen light is the only one on. I wrote it in about ten minutes and left it alone.cosy jazz, late-night jazz3:10
  9. 9. Three A.M. and the Answer CameI lay awake until three turning the question round, and then the answer simply arrived. Sometimes it does.hopeful jazz, cool jazz3:36
  10. 10. First Warm Day, Take Me DancingCoat on the hook, sidewalk gone golden, and an invitation to dance. A bright, easy way to close the book for now.sunny jazz, lounge pop3:32

Liner notes

Fourteen years in, we finally stopped worrying about what kind of band we are. This record is cocoa at a lay-by, a photograph in a shoebox, and a kitchen light left on at three in the morning. Theo and I recorded most of it live in one room, with barely a word between takes. It's the easiest record we've made, and I hope it sounds that way. - Marcus

Marcus Bell Quartet