The Unlikely Optimist and His Domestic Adventures

by Jerry David DeCicca

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simonjoyner No version of Texas Toad may ever live up to the 20 minute version I saw live in a living room in Austin last year (16 minutes of stand-up, 4 minutes of song), but I'll take what I can get!
Favorite track: Texas Toad.

nettie1 Love these beautiful songs❤️ Favorite track: Quiet Life.

Dick Altavista This album is exquisite.
Get yourselves some. If you enjoyed Both Kinds Of Music I guarantee you will love this.

Eric McCarthy What a great record, I love it so much that I think it might be favorite thing released this year. These are beautiful songs that have running through my head this morning.

However it is way off on the order of toast toppings. Nutella is the best one, then strawberry jelly (and every other fruit), then cinnamon and sugar, and then grape :)

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1.	I See Horizons 04:35	buy track
2.	Coffee Black 02:24
3.	Texas Toad 01:58
4.	West Texas Trilogy 10:57
5.	Country Cookie 03:14
6.	13 Steps 02:46
7.	No Crime 03:05
8.	Quiet Life 03:13
9.	Grape Jelly 01:48
10.	To This Earth 03:06

about

Jerry David DeCicca's 4th solo album, The Unlikely Optimist and His Domestic Adventures, is an anti-Hallmark ode to Positivity set in the Texas Hill Country where he lives. Dark gray in one corner and silly in another, it features Augie Meyers (Sir Douglas Quintet) on Vox Continental & squeezebox, Ralph White (Bad Livers) on violin and kalimaba, Frank 'The Wild Jalapeno' Rodarte (Doug Sahm) on tenor sax, and JDD's buddies, electric guitarist Don Cento (Sarah Jaffee), bassist Canaan Faulkner (Black Swans, Will Beeley), drummer Jovan Karcic (Scrawl), and his partner, Eve Searls on backing and duet vocals.

Some of the songs: “I See Horizons” is a mediation that peaks over the next ledge; “Coffee Black” is a wake-up call to mellowing out; “Texas Toad” finds joy in the little creatures among us; “West Texas Trilogy” is a road song that trances and traces poverty, nature, memory & music along the border to Big Bend; “Quiet Life” just sits on the front porch.

DeCicca’s day-job is as a provider of vocational rehabilitation services (which means he works with individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain competitive and integrated employment in their communities).

"My whole life, I've struggled with anxiety and depression. But through music, people who love me, and meaningful work, I've gathered enough light to keep getting out of bed. And, in my own way, I've gradually become a happier person, despite the garbage world that maybe we’ve always lived in. This is a record about self-reflection and gratitude, but not in a cheesy way.”

VINYL FANS: At this time, no vinyl release because, well, its 2020.

Hi-Fi WAV download is recommended; this was mastered at Capitol Records Mastering and sounds very good.

I have tried to keep the cost of WAV files low in case someone wants to purchase a physical copy down the road. Thank you for your understanding.

credits

released October 16, 2020

JDD- acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion
Augie Meyers- Vox Continental, squeezebox
Don Cento- electric guitar
Canaan Faulkner- double bass
Jovan Karcic- drums
Ralph White- kalimba, violin
Frank "The Wild Jalapeno" Rodarte- tenor sax
Diana Burgess- cello

and Eve Searls- backing vocal & duet vocal

Mixed by Chris Shaw (Dylan's Rough & Rowdy Ways/Love & Theft, Wilco, Public Enemy).
Recorded by Joe Trevino (Flaco Jimenez, Texmaniacs) at Blue Cat Studios, Keith Hanlon (Ed Askew, Scioto Records) at Musicol, and Don Cento at CenTones.

Mastered by Ian Sefchick at Capitol Studios.
Vinyl mastering by Adam Boose at Cauliflower Audio.

Strings arranged by Don Cento

Artwork by Jeb Loy Nichols

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Jerry David DeCicca Bulverde, Texas

JDD is a singer/songwriter living in the Texas Hill Country.

He is also the producer of outsider songwriter albums by Ed Askew (Tin Angel), Larry Jon Wilson (w/ Jeb Loy Nichols), Chris Gantry (Drag City), Will Beeley (Tompkins Square), and an unreleased album by Bob Martin (Midwest Farm Disaster).

He makes his living working in social services and lives in the rural town of Bulverde, Texas. ... more

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