{"product_id":"chip-kinman-self-titled-album-lp-vinyl","title":"CHIP KINMAN - Chip Kinman - LP - Vinyl [JAN 16]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition Black Vinyl. New solo album from The Dils' Chip Kinman on In The Red Records. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2022, \u003cstrong\u003eIn the Red Records\u003c\/strong\u003e released \u003cem\u003eThe Great Confrontation\u003c\/em\u003e, an album of instrumental electronic music by \u003cstrong\u003eChip Kinman\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was Chip’s first solo album; his previous recording, \u003cem\u003eThis American Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, by his band \u003cstrong\u003eFord Madox Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e, was issued just prior to the 2018 death of his brother Tony. The Kinmans had been partnered musically since they were teens, in a variety of now-legendary projects: the OG California punk band \u003cstrong\u003ethe Dils\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pathfinding cowpunk unit \u003cstrong\u003eRank and File\u003c\/strong\u003e, the ear-shattering electro-rock duo \u003cstrong\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Western music twosome \u003cstrong\u003eCowboy Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Confrontation\u003c\/em\u003e, Chip and In the Red plotted another record. The resultant collection, \u003cem\u003eChip Kinman\u003c\/em\u003e, is reflective, soulful, and profoundly affecting, a statement of identity and a look back at life that avoids the pitfalls that could derail an autobiographical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I had to figure out something to write about, and I thought, it’s time to make that record,\" Chip says. \"A long time ago, Tony and I were talking about singer-songwriters, and he said, ‘If you’re going to sing about your life, you better have had a fucking interesting life.’ And I thought, I have. I’ve gotta deep-dive into that. I figured, if I was going to write about what it was like, how was I gonna approach that? How was I going to say that without being nostalgic or without being maudlin or without being over-celebratory? It it was, well, just say it like it was.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album features several moving, personal new songs: the heartfelt “\u003cem\u003eMe and Tony\u003c\/em\u003e,” about the Kinmans’ lifelong brotherly pursuit of music; “\u003cem\u003eGoodbye Rock and Roll\u003c\/em\u003e,” an account of a freshman summer fling with an “older woman”; and “\u003cem\u003eSo Young\u003c\/em\u003e,” a look back at the Kinman crew’s nocturnal prowls of L.A. Looming mortality is touched on in “\u003cem\u003eBrian\u003c\/em\u003e,” a portrait of an L.A. musician coping with his partner’s death, and the staggering, literally cosmic finale “\u003cem\u003eForever Shining\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs its self-declaratory title suggests, Chip Kinman was largely a solo work, with its author producing and also playing most of the instruments (including, for the first time, drums). But some old punk compatriots leant a hand: \u003cstrong\u003eAlice Bag\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003ethe Bags\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJuanita and Juan\u003c\/strong\u003e, In the Red’s duo act with \u003cstrong\u003eKid Congo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCliff Roman\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003ethe Weirdos\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMike Watt\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003ethe Minutemen\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFord Madox Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e’s drummer \u003cstrong\u003eS. Scott Aguero\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChip says, “When I was writing I thought, ‘Who am I writing this for? Why am I still making records? Who’s gonna buy this record? Who’s gonna listen to this record?’ And I really wanted to make a record for people like you, people like me. I wanted to make a record for people who went through the same things I did, at the same time I did, who took that same musical journey at the same time I did. That’s really who the record’s for.” —\u003cstrong\u003eChris Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e, September 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Brian \u003cbr\u003e2. Que Voy A Hacer \u003cbr\u003e3. Radio \/ TV \/ I’m In Love \u003cbr\u003e4. So Young \u003cbr\u003e5. Gonzo! FC \u003cbr\u003e6. Goodbye Rock and Roll \u003cbr\u003e7. Me and Tony \u003cbr\u003e8. Drive Drive Drive \u003cbr\u003e9. Nobody’s Son \u003cbr\u003e10. 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