“Centralia”
With the fires raging on the West Coast, we felt it was time to release the first song we ever wrote.
Put on your headphones, choose your favorite streaming platform, and imagine the fiery world of Centralia, Pennsylvania.
Listen now:
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SoundCloud
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CURRENT RELEASES by Macabre Americana
- American Train
- Maxine
- Natural Disaster
- Mother
- Black Dog (Released June 27, 2019)
Music and Lyrics by Blake Pfeil
Additional Lyrics by Lacey Madden
Credits
Drums: Willy Coon
Electric Bass: John Gilmartin
Keyboards/Vocals: Blake Pfeil
Backup Vocals: Laura Dadap, Lacey Madden
Tambourine: Laura Dadap
Saxophone: Richie Phillips
ABOUT MACABRE AMERICANA
Macabre Americana is a New York City-based folk-fusion collective.
Their music sheds light on the darker side of the American dream—past and present.
“…a dark folk band crafting one-of-a-kind foot-stomping compositions doubling as theatrical tellings of history.”
— THE MUSIC MERMAID
BAND MEMBERS
LACEY
- plays: guitar, vocals
- is: social media & merch director
- and: a nasty woman with a bluesy voice. Think Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin, Mavis Staples, Beyoncé.
LAURA
- plays: cello, vocals, bass, kazoo, glockenspiel, accordion
- is: finance & music director
- and: used to cry to Neil Sedaka records as a child and has a long-term recurring nightmare of getting lost in the woods with her brother.
BLAKE
- plays: keys, guitar, vocals
- is: marketing & booking director
- and: loves storytelling, wandering, dogs, naps, and food. Once got arrested in South Korea—ask him about it.
JOHN
- plays: bass, electric guitar
- is: technical director
- and: in his high school yearbook, under “future plans,” it says “to play guitar in a progressive new wave punk band.” Somehow ended up here.
WILLY
- plays: rhythm
- is: administrative & rehearsal director
- and: a Brooklyn native who started drumming at 8. Recently into baking bread and worrying about the planet.
SHOWS
There are currently no upcoming performances.
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CONTACT
Macabre Americana
New York, NY, United States
[email protected]