Ian Fisher confidently establishes himself as a modern songwriter with a classic touch on his album "Idle Hands". The songs are inspired by the writing and rhythm of the 1970’s and artists such as Bill Withers, Fleetwood Mac, and Jackson Browne. The production builds on the work of contemporary groups like Timber Timbre, Andy Shauf, and Jason Isbell. Fresh off of a wild Italian tour, Fisher and his band recorded the rhythm section and lead vocals live together in East Berlin, Germany. String arrangements and pedal steel guitar were later added with the final touch being the tasteful backing vocals of Danish singer Ida Wenøe. This mixture makes for an album that sounds immediate, varied, and lively at its core with delicate details surrounding it on all sides. Fisher’s unabashed voice sings words that hide complexity in simplicity and blur the line between personal and political. As the old saying goes, idle hands do the devil’s work. Thus, obviously the complacency of being left behind and to your own devices is a recurring theme throughout the record. Ian Fisher reminds us of how we make ourselves useful by creating our own challenges to overcome on an album that Rolling Stone Magazine calls wildly diverse, politically conscious, and globally minded… “A world traveler’s perspective on American folk-rock.”

Ian Fisher - vocals / guitar / producer Andreas Laudwein - bass / assistant engineer / co-producer Ryan Thomas Carpenter - keys / backing vocals Ben Majchrzak - co-producer Hanno Stick - drums Ida Wenøe - backing vocals Ollie Samland - pedal steel guitar Cornelius Borgolte - string & horn arrangements / keys / co-producer Henning Nierstenhöfer - trombone Maria Hafner - violin Andreas Hith - violin Tobias Weber - viola Benedikt Feiten - cello Jonas David - assistant engineer Alexander Zahel - assistant engineer Rene Mühlberger - co-producer on “Tables Turn”

Mixed at Native Sound Recording in St. Louis, Missouri, by Ben Majchrzak Recorded at Wolvesinsound Studio in Berlin, Germany, by Antonio Passacantilli Mastered at Jettison Studios by Daniel Mehrmann

Album Art by Jörn Kaspuhl Photos by David Johnson