Last year was a rough one, full of trouble and turmoil, but every dark cloud has its silver lining.
Inspired by the headlines (tweets are headlines now, right?), Tim Heidecker created a series of new tracks and packaged them in the Jagjaguwar-released EP, Another Year in Hell: Collected Songs from 2018. The six song album features stories of several MAGA characters – both imagined and real – patiently told through Heidecker’s signature songwriting. The release serves as a follow-up to his acclaimed 2016 album, Too Dumb for Suicide.
“It was another year in Hell,” said Heidecker in a statement. “And while it didn’t generate the number of songs the year before did, I’m glad to have these songs I’ve released throughout the year in one handy package. And for the first time you can hear a new orchestration of ‘Tobin and the Judge’ by Bobby Halverson. This song really only showed up on YouTube as a backstage live recording so I’m so glad there’s an official and quite beautiful version of it now. Also new to most everyone’s ears is ‘Rake the Floor’ which I wrote for Father John Misty’s Wildfire Relief Fundraiser. Please enjoy!”
In addition to the release of Another Year in Hell, Heidecker also unveiled a Vic Berger directed video for the track “Ballad of ICE Agent Ray.” The over three minute clip pairs imagery from detention centers with lyrics displayed – and often misspelled in the style of the president – on Trump’s twitter feed.
Check out the video for “Ballad of ICE Agent Ray” below and click here to purchase Another Year in Hell.