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Pressed & Ironed

by Crossword Smiles

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a 4-panel digipack with super cool artwork from Ed Rother

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  • T-Shirt/Shirt

    Crossword Smiles logo on Gildan 100% preshrunk cotton shirt - super soft and comfortable. Simple and classic looking - you'll be the envy of all your music friends. Fancy wood hangar with heart shape cutout not included :)
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    edition of 31 

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  • Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Pressed & Ironed full-length LP on 180 gram black vinyl

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about

Recorded in 2020 at various locations

credits

released September 16, 2022

Crossword Smiles are:
Tom Curless: Guitars, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals
Chip Saam: Bass, Guitars, Vocals

Special Guests:
Joel Boyea: Keyboards on “October Leaves” and Guitar on “This Little Town”
Greg Addington: Keyboards and Guitar on “Parallel Lines”, and Guitar on “The Girl with a Penchant for Yellow” and “Second Guesser”
John Lowry: Keyboards and effects on “The Girl with a Penchant for Yellow”
Rod Capps: Violin and Viola on “This Little Town”
Dave Feeny: Pedal Steel on “Walk Softly”

All Songs written by Curless/Saam © 2022 Published by Suburban HiFi Music

Recorded and Mixed by Joel Boyea at Dungeon Studios, Marshall, MI except*

*Recorded and Mixed by Greg Addington and John Lowry at Earth Studio, Whitmore Lake, MI

Additional recording done at Meccanic Studios, Grand Blanc, MI

Mastered by Andy Reed at Reed Recording Company, Bay City, MI

Mastered for vinyl by Chris Goosman at Baseline Audio Labs, Chicago, IL

Artwork and Layout: Ed Rother, ER Graphics

A Big Stir Records release


Thank You’s:

Anyone who has supported us by buying, streaming, or listening to our music

Any and all bands that we have shared a stage with

Rex Broome and Christina Bulbenko at Big Stir Records

Keith Klingensmith, Joel Boyea, Greg Addington, John Lowry, Andy Reed, Michael Lucas, Dave Feeny, and Ron Vensko

Rick Warhall, Alan Hall, Craig Leve, Phil Maq, Bill Keith, Curt Vance, Jim Prell, Mitch and Mark at Neighborhood Weekly Radio, Jeff Shelton, Adam Waltemire, Kirk Fox, Angie Dorin, Beth Dobson, Sandra Zettpunkt, Wayne Lundqvist Ford, Michael McCartney, Mike Lidskin, Michael DeAngelis, and any other independent DJ’s that have supported the band

Michelle, Maddie, and McKenna Curless

Tammy, Matthew, and Amelia Saam


Contact us and find our music at crosswordsmiles.bandcamp.com
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Crossword Smiles Detroit, Michigan

Formed out of a shared love for carefully crafted pop songs of all types – Crossword Smiles is Tom Curless of Your Gracious Host and solo work, along with Chip Saam of the Hangabouts. Fans of The Go-Betweens, The Cars, and Freedy Johnston are sure to find something they enjoy here in the indie pop, power pop, indie rock sounds ... more

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