‘Magnet Factory’ by PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY

“They say people change their cell structure every seven years, so I’ve totally regenerated several times since we started Pylon forty years ago,” says Vanessa Briscoe Hay, frontwoman for that iconic Athens band and now frontwoman for Pylon Reenactment Society. “Over the course of your life, you’re going to learn new things. Your mind is going to change and expand. I’m a lot older now, and I can’t be something I’m not anymore. Pylon is our guiding star, but we’re not Pylon. We’re Pylon Reenactment Society.”

It's easier to explain what Pylon Reenactment Society isn’t than what it actually is. It’s not a continuation or a reunion, because Vanessa is the only member in both groups. It’s neither a tribute act nor a cover band, although they do perform Pylon songs. Instead, this new band draws inspiration from that old band, taps into its motivating principles.

Pylon Reenactment Society’s Magnet Factory organically grew out of jams and writing sessions over several years. As the album took shape, the lyrics peeled away at the layers of time and shared spaces that make up a life. A pair of unrecorded songs by Pylon were brought in to round out this collective unspoken theme. All the music was recorded by the current four members of the band (Vanessa Briscoe Hay, Jason NeSmith, Kay Stanton, Gregory Sanders) with a stellar vocal duet with the incomparable Kate Pierson of The B-52’s.

Magnet Factory is set for release on February 9, 2024 via Strolling Bones Records.

Tracklist

1.	Spiral	1:39

2.	Educate Me	3:56

3.	Flowers Everywhere	3:11

4.	Messenger	3:41

5.	3 x 3	2:03

6.	Fix It (Feat. Kate Pierson)	5:10

7.	Boom Boom	3:07

8.	Heaven (In Your Eyes)	4:35

9.	No Worries	2:05

10.	Compression	4:53

11.	I’ll Let You Know	3:39

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Credits

released February 9, 2024

Vanessa Briscoe Hay - Vocals
Jason Nesmith - Guitar
Kay Stanton - Bass
Gregory Sanders - Drums

All Songs Published by Angel From Nowhere Music (BMI) Administered by Strolling Bones Publishing (BMI) © ℗ 2024 except “3 X 3” and “Heaven (In Your Eyes)” © ℗ by Pylon Two Music (BMI) C/O BMG Bumblebee (BMI) Administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ‬2024
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Written and Performed by Pylon Reenactment Society (Vanessa Briscoe Hay / Matthew Jason Nesmith / Gregory Rush Sanders / Kay Suzanne Stanton) // Additional Writers On “Educate Me” / “Flowers Everywhere” / “Messenger” / “No Worries” / “Compression,” “I’ll Let You Know” (Damon Cordele Denton / Joseph Aloysius Rowe III) // “ Additional Writer On “Fix It” / “Boom Boom” (Joseph Aloysius Rowe III) // “3 X 3” / “Heaven (In Your Eyes)” Written by Pylon (Randall Eugene Bewley / Curtis Hudgins Crowe / Vanessa Briscoe Hay / Michael Scott Lachowski)
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Produced by Jason Nesmith and Vanessa Briscoe Hay
Recorded and engineered by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction Studios, Athens, GA
Recorded and Engineered by Tom Ashton at Subvon Studio, Winterville, GA
Mixed by David Barbe, except “I’ll Let You Know” by Andy Lemaster at Chase Park Transduction Studios
Additional Recording: Jason Nesmith at Bel*Air Studio, Athens, GA; John Valesio at Orange Door Studio, Woodstock, NY; Andy Lemaster at Chase Park Transduction Studios
Mastered by Jason Nesmith at Chase Park Transduction Studios
Acetate cut by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service

Executive produced by George Fontaine, Sr. for Strolling Bones Records
Project Supervision / Label Management by Leigh Rixey
Legal for Pylon Reenactment Society by The Seay Firm, LLC
Layout by Michael Lachowski
Graphics by Michael Lachowski
Photography by Christy Bush
Promotion by Brady Brock
Booking by Inland Empire Touring

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