Singer/songwriter Jude Flannery drops his debut album Quiet by your side on October 28. The album explores the themes of connection and expectation. Joined by Matt Barrick (The Walkmen, Muzz) on drums / percussion and Quentin Stoltzfus (Mazarin, Light Heat) on bass and guitar, the record has a psychedelic folk rock vibe. Additional collaborators include Robbie Bennett (The War on Drugs) on keyboards, Keir Neuringer (The Irreversible Entanglements) on saxophone, Zena Kay on pedal steel, and Annie Nero on backing vocals. The overall mix is warm and dynamic, a credit to the craft and production contributions of Barrick, who recorded and mixed the record, and Stoltzfus, who mastered the record at Philadelphia’s Silent Partner recording studio. Quiet By Your Side’s latest single/video, “Stars,” is now available to stream.

Jude Flannery will also join Cosmic Guilt and Peter Matthew Bauer for a gig at Concourse Live in Philadelphia, PA on October 9.

Speaking on his newest single and its accompanying video, Jude wrote:

“This song considers the moment we decide to continue to love someone, despite being aware of their more apparent faults.

Directed by Marc Zajack and filmed by Alexandra Golden Flannery, the video for Stars is a series of moments accentuated by an abstract narrative that reflects upon the ideas of journey, relationship and connection. Intertwined with each other, these moments emphasize the intimate human experiences that keep us coming back to the connections we make with others over time.”

Jude Flannery
Quiet by your side
Track List

01. Quiet by your side
02. Fighters
03. Everyone knows
04. Don’t mind you asking
05. You lean in, I reach out
06. Another way
07. Daydream that I used to know
08. Not so ready
09. Stars

Album Credits

Jude Flannery – Vocals (1-9), Guitars (1-9), Percussion (3)
Matt Barrick – Drums (1-9), Percussion (1-9)
Quentin Stoltzfus – Bass guitar (1-9), Guitars (1, 4, 8, 9), Percussion (3)
Robbie Bennett – Synth / Piano / Organ (1-9)
Keir Neuringer – Saxophone (3, 6, 7)
Martin Gottlieb-Hollis – Trumpet (7)
Zena Kay – Pedal steel (2, 7, 9)
Annie Nero – Backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9)
Alexandra Golden Flannery – Backing vocals (6)

All song melodies and lyrics by Jude Flannery
All song arrangements by Flannery, Stoltzfus and Barrick
Recorded and mixed by Barrick at Silent Partner, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Recording by Flannery, Stoltzfus and Nero
Mastered by Stoltzfus at Silent Partner
Produced by Flannery, Barrick, Stoltzfus

Album cover photography by Alexandra Golden Flannery (2017)
Album design by Luke Hughett