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- Artist: Money Mark
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- Release Date: February 05, 2007
- Genre: Rock
Review
Money Mark was due for a vocal album after the instrumental Change Is Coming, and he was long due for any kind of release, considering it had been five and a half years since that record. So, praise is due to Jack Johnson for green-lighting the recording of Brand New by Tomorrow on his Brushfire label after he heard some early demos. (The two share a friend and producer in Mario Caldato, Jr.) Although Johnson and Money Mark don't seem to have much in common on the surface, their laid-back approach to the music of the '70s is similar -- be it singer/songwriter pop or funk -- and their one collaboration here, "Pick Up the Pieces," is a happy marriage. (Fortunately, Johnson's help is limited to the songwriting.) Elsewhere, Mark is just as spot-on with his songwriting and his gadgety one-man-band playing, although the vocals take more of the limelight than on past records. (Apparently, the drums on the early demos were a little harder before Caldato produced a mix that had, as Mark put it, "more wrist and less forearm.") He's only improved as a vocalist, often double-tracking his vocals for ghostly harmony, and keeping his instrumental prowess to just a few tricks per song. Mark described this as a post-9/11 record (Change Is Coming was released in early September 2001), and there are elements of sadness or melancholia to songs like "Everyday I Die a Little," "Summer Blue," and "Color of Your Blues," but Mark's laid-back stride keeps the affair surprisingly buoyant. ~ John Bush, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Color of Your Blues (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:20) | |
| Pick Up the Pieces (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:25) | |
| Summer Blue (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:25) | |
| Pretend to Sleep (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (2:21) | |
| My Loss, Your Gain (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:05) | |
| Everyday I Die a Little (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:09) | |
| Radiate Nothing (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:15) | |
| Black Butterfly (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:32) | |
| Nice to Me (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (2:51) | |
| Eyes That Ring (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:48) | |
| Brand New by Tomorrow (Lyrics) | Money Mark | (3:21) |
