Neon Repairman

Neon Repairman
Studio album by Freedy Johnston
Released	June 25, 2015
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:41
Label	Singing Magnet
Producer	Freedy Johnston
Freedy Johnston chronology
Rain on the City (2010) Neon Repairman (2015)

Neon Repairman is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, as well as his first self-produced album. ^[1] It was released in 2015 on Singing Magnet Records. Robbie Fulks wrote that on the album, "The music is played with hearts out and dicks in, to coin a phrase that I sincerely hope does not catch on." ^[2] Peter Gerstenzang of City Pages called the album "another stunning collection brimming with both indelible melodies and wonderfully seedy characters." ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
American Songwriter	(favorable) [4]
Magnet	(favorable) [5]
Vice (Expert Witness)	B+ [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Freedy Johnston.

1. "Neon Repairman" – 5:00
2. "Baby, Baby Come Home" – 4:27
3. "TV in My Arms" – 3:07
4. "Summer Clothes" – 4:21
5. "By the Broke Streetlight" – 2:27
6. "The First to Leave the World, Is the First to See the World" – 3:51
7. "Angeline" – 3:53
8. "The Sentimental Heart" – 3:13
9. "Her Hair is Blowing in the Wind of Another Planet" – 4:04
10. "A Little Bit of Somethin' Wrong" – 4:18

Personnel

• Freedy Johnston – vocals, instruments
• John Calarco – drums
• David Raven – drums
• Chris Boeger – bass
• Dusty Wakeman – bass
• Chris Lawrence – guitar, pedal steel
• Doug Pettibone – guitar
• Jim Chapdelaine – guitar
• Dave Adler – mellotron, rhodes
• James Cowan – bongos, percussion
• Biff Blumfungagnge – violin
• Mary Gaines – cello

References

1. Deming, Mark. "Freedy Johnston Biography". Billboard . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. Fulks, Robbie (June 30, 2015). "Robbie Fulks Talks Freedy Johnston's Neon Repairman". Talkhouse. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
3. Gerstenzang, Peter (May 12, 2015). "Freedy Johnston Fixes Up a New Album". City Pages . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
4. Gerstenzang, Peter (May 27, 2015). "Freedy Johnston Shines on Neon Repairman". American Songwriter . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
5. Poet, J. (July 17, 2015). "Essential New Music: Freedy Johnston's "Neon Repairman"". Magnet . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
6. Christgau, Robert (August 28, 2015). "Yo La Tengo Made Their Loveliest Album Ever: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey . Retrieved May 24, 2017.