DT: JULY 20, 2022

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER, KELLY WALSH/ SRO PR

DIMESTORE DOLLS
SHARE ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE
“DOWN TO MECHANICS”
IN ADVANCE OF DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE THIS FRIDAY, JULY 22

BAND TO PERFORM LANCASTER, PA HOMETOWN RECORD RELEASE
ON JULY 23 FOLLOWED BY SHOWS IN NYC (7/28) & BOSTON (7/29)

Credit: Mollie Swartz
L-R: Mollie Swartz (vocals), Christy Engel (drums), Scott Frenchek (bass/keys/vocals), [lower] Jeanette Stillman (vocals), Kelly Buchanan (lead vocals & rhythm guitar), Chris Whalen (rhythm guitar & vocals)

In advance of the July 22 release of their debut album WOOLY MAMAS, Lancaster, PA-based eclectic rock outfit DIMESTORE DOLLS have today (July 20) shared an imaginative music video for the album’s second single, “Down To Mechanics,” an infectious vocal harmony-drenched mix of rock, pop and alternative. The clip “gives viewers an animated look at the yearning for love, looking for that one true match and the inevitable heartbreak that comes with being in love with something that isn’t real or genuinely there,” shares MXDWN in their premiere yesterday of the video (July 19). It was animated by the Los Angeles animation production and motion design studio Zookeeper (NBC’s “The Good Place,” “The Wall”). Watch it streaming below or HERE.

In 2008, DIMESTORE DOLLS founding member, singer-songwriter-musician KELLY BUCHANAN was preparing to release a new solo album following a build-up of success with previous releases whose music received airplay on various TV shows on MTV, The CW and A&E and saw her on a national tour with Mike Doughty. And then tragedy struck–during an impromptu game of street hockey she was hit in the head and suffered a traumatic brain injury. It was so severe that she had to re-learn how to walk, had difficulty with speech and required her to rebuild all of her other skills such as singing and playing music.

“Down to Mechanics” was one of the first songs she wrote post-brain injury. “It was in 2012, about the time I was learning to sing again and also trying my fingers on both the guitar and the piano,” recalls BUCHANAN. “I recorded it on an m-box with a bunch of vocal harmonies and a minimal acoustic guitar line. I was able to sing in head-voice first, and I didn’t have much control of my voice–so that demo was recorded as a wobbly mostly vocal piece.”

Adding to the song’s personal flair, its lyrical inspiration was drawn from the thoughts BUCHANAN had while being bed-ridden during her recovery. “When you are bed-ridden, you have plenty of time to rehash and psycho-analyze every past relationship, romantic or otherwise. There is lots of time to just think and think and think some more about victories and about regrets too. From past relationships to the existence of God to the reality of mortality, including the loss of my father, to what I would do with my life if I ever was lucky enough to go at it full throttle again. ‘Down to Mechanics’ was born of these thoughts.”

DIMESTORE DOLLS – “Down To Mechanics” Music Video

DIMESTORE DOLLS originated as an all-female lineup for a performance at a holiday party. The band expanded to include both male and female members and the album’s title, WOOLY MAMAS, was inspired by the fact they all wore holiday-themed sweaters for their first performance. The group shared its first single, “You Are The Fix,” which was co-written by the late Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and also features the band’s surviving members. Watch its music video HERE.

They will celebrate WOOLY MAMAS’ release with a hometown record release show on Saturday, July 23 followed by two additional stops throughout the month in NYC and Boston:
7/23 – Lancaster, PA – Tellus 360
7/28 – New York, NY – The Bowery Electric
7/29 – Somerville, MA – The Burren

WOOLY MAMAS Track Listing:
1. Down To Mechanics
2. Extraordinary Goodbye
3. You Are The Fix (w/ Fountains of Wayne)
4. Graffiti On My Heart
5. Everybody Grab Your Weapons
6. Crazy’s Got It’s Perks
7. Lay Down The Law
8. The River Obeys
9. Kick Me Harder
10. Recycle My Heart
11. Patty Says No
12. The Crazy Rope
13. Roll With You
14. Not My Heart

For more information on DIMESTORE DOLLS, please visit:
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SRO PR
Mitch Schneider – mschneider@sropr.com
Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com

DT: MAY 26, 2022

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER, KELLY WALSH/ SRO PR

RIOT GRRRL SINGER-SONGWRITER & GUITARIST
KELLY BUCHANAN
CELEBRATES FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE’S JODY PORTER BIRTHDAY (MAY 25)
WITH NEW DIMESTORE DOLLS SINGLE
“YOU ARE THE FIX”
CO-WRITTEN WITH FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE’S LATE BASSIST/SONGWRITER
ADAM SCHLESINGER
AND FEATURING BAND’S SURVIVING MEMBERS AS GUESTS

WATCH THE STOP-MOTION ANIMATED CLIP (INCLUDING LIVE PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE)
HERE

DIMESTORE DOLLS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM ‘WOOLY MAMAS’ DUE JULY 22

(l-r) Jody Porter, Kelly Buchanan
Credit: Jennifer Strader

“C’mon, Jody Porter, do it to me again
You are the fix, my only fix, gimme some of what you got”
– lyrics from “You Are The Fix”

To celebrate the May 25 birthday of her close friend, Fountains of Wane guitarist Jody Porter, Riotgrrl, singer-songwriter and musician KELLY BUCHANAN is releasing a special homage to him with the infectious single “You Are The Fix” by her latest musical endeavor, DIMESTORE DOLLS. The track was co-written with their mutual friend–the late Fountains of Wayne bassist and songwriter Adam Schlesinger prior to his passing in 2020 due to complications from COVID-19. The surviving members of Fountains of Wayne also contributed to the song: lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris Collingwood and drummer Brian Young provide guest vocals and the song’s subject, Porter, plays lead guitar as well as lending vocals. “You Are The Fix” will be available on all digital platforms Friday, May 27. Watch its stop-motion animated music video created by Stefano Bertelli/Seen Film (Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies) HERE or streaming below. It was premiered yesterday, May 25, via Rock & Roll Globe and includes live performance footage from Dimestore Dolls and Fountains of Wayne, along with personal photos of Buchanan and Porter.

“You Are The Fix” is the lead single from DIMESTORE DOLLS’ debut album WOOLY MAMAS due out July 22. The album marks Buchanan’s return to music after she suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2008 while playing street hockey; it was so severe that it has taken her the past decade to re-learn to walk, overcome difficulty with speaking caused from the injury and rebuild her other skills, including singing and playing instruments. Buchanan has shown great tenacity despite harrowing obstacles she’s endured throughout her life including narrowly escaping from being sold into sex trafficking after being held captive by relatives of her host family while studying abroad in South America after high school. Overcoming these traumatic experiences led her to pursue a career in music and graduate from the esteemed Berkelee College of Music in Boston and develop a solo career in NYC which resulted in the release of her critically acclaimed 2005 album BASTARD DAUGHTER.

Based out of Lancaster, PA, DIMESTORE DOLLS—Buchanan (lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar), Christy Engel (drums), Scott Frenchek (bass/keyboards/vocals), Jeanette Stillman (vocals), Mollie Swartz (vocals), and Chris Whalen (rhythm guitar/vocals)—will perform a hometown record release show on Saturday, July 23 at Tellus 360 followed by additional stops throughout the weekend in NYC and Boston. Full dates are as follows:
7/23 – Lancaster, PA – Tellus 360
7/28 – New York, NY – The Bowery Electric
7/29 – Somerville, MA – The Burren

DIMESTORE DOLLS – “You Are The Fix” Official Music Video

For more information on DIMESTORE DOLLS, please visit:
WEBSITE | IG | FB

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For press inquiries, please contact:
SRO PR
Mitch Schneider – mschneider@sropr.com
Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com