World Famous Pets—the new collaborative project from Edie Brickell, Matt Chamberlain, Kaveh Rastegar and Mason Stoops. Rooted in sonic exploration and an improvisational spirit, World Famous Pets approaches music as something fluid and responsive rather than fixed or pre-determined. The project first took shape through an idea sparked by Brickell and Chamberlain, eventually evolving into a collaborative creative outlet driven by experimentation and instinct. Their self-produced debut album embodies that ethos, with songwriting contributions from every band member, reflecting the collective creativity and free-flowing collaboration at the heart of the project.
“Matt is one of those rare people in life whose connection to you never fades,” Brickell shares, “Years go by, and it’s as if no time has passed, and you pick up where you left off. As musicians, I’ve witnessed the evolution of his playing in awe of his talent and skill. His experiment to bring Kaveh and Mason to play in the studio with us for 6 days turned out to be a free-flowing fountain of song after song. They are all monster players who improvise in song form, changing tones and feel as we go along. We listen to each other and roll together like a river of music, not knowing what’s around the bend but tuned into the same current. We all felt it and just went with it, so fun, so astonishing and productive.”
“I Guess It’s You” is the second track unveiled from
the album, following “
Maybe Somehow” last month. Brickell shares of the new track, “This song rolled right out of Mason Stoops’ guitar strum like a familiar stranger—a welcome newcomer we all loved at once.”
