Rushes (album)
album by The Fireman
Rushes is the second studio album by the Fireman, released in September 1998. The title, when combined with the band name, references a lyric from the McCartney-penned Beatles song "Penny Lane":
"And then the fireman rushes in / From the pouring rain / Very strange."
Rushes is distinguished by not relying on McCartney's previously released recordings, unlike the band's previous album Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest.
Recording
One line of lyrics included in the song "Palo Verde" was taken from an unreleased track of McCartney's, titled "Let Me Love You Always". Similarly, bits from another unreleased song, "Hey Now (What Are You Looking at Me For?)", was used in "Bison", "Auraveda" and "7 a.m.". Both unreleased tracks were recorded at some point during 1995, at McCartney's Hog Hill Mill studio. In an edition of Club Sandwich magazine, two more songs were mentioned: "Plum Jam" and "Through the Marshes". All of the tracks featured on the album were recorded in February 1998. Youth later referred to this album as the Fireman album he was most proud of.
Release and reception
Better received than predecessor Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, to promote the album McCartney held a 70-minute webcast on 2 October 1998. He performed live on guitar, bass and keyboards to the Rushes basic tracks, while a woman was answering the questions submitted by the users.
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