For A Fool

Album: Port Of Morrow (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • The song features the vocals of frontman James Mercer. The other musicians are guitarists Californian singer-songwriter Nik Freitas and producer Greg Kurstin, bassist Ron Lewis who was a member of the band between 2009 and 2011 and current stickman Joe Plummer, formerly of Modest Mouse on drums.
  • Mercer told UK newspaper The Independent about the songwriting process for Port of Morrow. "I'm responsible for the songs," he said. "I write the songs, I write the lyrics, I come up with the big ideas. From that point on it's a collaboration. Greg [Kurstin] co-produced it, he put it together, he figured out the overall aesthetic and how these songs will be presented. And Nik [Freitas], who plays a bunch of guitar on the record, was hugely influential on its sound. There are a lot of great hooks that he just came up with on the spot."

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