He talked to us about celebrating community on this new album, and helped us connect the dots of the musical family tree that he’s helped to grow. With the arrival of People Are My Drug, Phil Cook is taking the spark from lights left on by musical heroes and offering a torch for listeners as they navigate their own dark corners. Appalachia, The Delta, and the Bayou were.
His wife, Heather, wrote that Cook was diving deep into the used gospel bin at the record store. He had been learning to pick a banjo, and the soul of Southern music had beckoned him. On this visit to Studio A, Cook brought his band, the Guitar Heels, to share a couple of new songs. In 2005, Phil Cook packed up and departed from his hometown, Chippewa Falls, and headed south toward North Carolina. That new release features his friend and neighbor, Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso, among others. Over the years, the one constant element is Phil Cook’s inclusive, familial, and communal spirit - yes, just like summer camp - which carries over into whatever project he's working on, including his new album, People Are My Drug. But, typically, time fades those connections, leaving us with sweet campfire memories or maybe inspiring some songwriting of our own.įor Phil Cook, and his brother Brad, one summer at camp in Wisconsin over 20 years ago, was where friendships and musical partnerships were formed which laid the groundwork for nearly every band and collaboration thereafter: DeYarmond Edison, Megafaun, and currently, Hiss Golden Messenger, one of the projects the Cook brothers have joined since relocating to Durham, North Carolina.
If you have ever gone to a summer camp as a kid, you know how magical and formative that time can be.
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