Portuguese punk & blues rocker The Legendary Tigerman is readying the release of his Misfit LP for release on August 24th via Dirty Water Records. The sonic project of Paulo Furtado, the musician explains that Misfit started as a psychedelic road movie filmed between Los Angeles and the Mojave Desert in May of 2016. Inspired by Dave Richmond’s book How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, Furtado’s film project was realized with the help of Rita Lino and Pedro Maia. Imagining a character named Misfit, a man on a journey in the desert to lose himself and become Nothing, the trio’s actual journey to Death Valley saw Furtado waking up every morning at 6:30 am to record a journal entry for his imaginary character, as well as writing a song every night before going to bed.
In December of 2016 The Legendary Tigerman returned to California to record the songs he’d written at Dave Catching’s legendary Joshua Tree studio, Rancho de La Luna. Living a slow-paced desert lifestyle fueled by Modelo beer and Tequila, Furtado says this about his recording process:
“I wanted to create a ‘wall of sound’. By playing guitar through five different amplifiers with a wide range of effects, using drum and bass machines, and with this unique combo of heavy guitars, a low baritone sax, and big fat drums.”
Misfit was later mixed and co-produced in Paris by Johnny Hostile (The Savages, John & Jehn) at Pop Noire Studios.
“Motorcycle Boy” is the upcoming album’s second single and it’s a free-wheeling ride fueled by bone throbbing basslines, Garage-infused guitar, and Furtado’s miles of 50’s-inspired cool. Earlier this month the track received an awesome visual treatment that is part documentary, part music video. Directed by James F. Coton and Masato Riesser, the film offers a rare glimpse into the slowly vanishing culture of B?s?zoku — the motorcycle gangs that once ruled the roads of Japan back in the 90’s.
