Cliff Murphy's 'Bay State Lullaby' is a captivating country album that showcases his storytelling prowess and melodic sensibility. Released by Strolling Bones Records, this collection features a blend of reflective and vibrant tracks that resonate with listeners.
Highlights
Genre: Country
Release Date: April 24, 2026
Label: Strolling Bones Records
Format: CD
Track Listing
01. Solved By Walking
02. Yellow House
03. Mare Chiaro
04. Manhattan Marble
05. Sunkel Vessels
06. Transcription Beta
07. Haunted Forest Near Me
Format Details
Label: Strolling Bones Records
Genre: Country
Release Date: 2026-04-24
Format: CD
Item Information
Artist: Murphy, Cliff
Title: Bay State Lullaby
Genre: Country / Americana
Label: Strolling Bones Records
This album documents me trying to make sense of major changes in my life - the end of an era (the 2003 breakup of Say ZuZu) and the start of an era (I got married, moved from a small town to the city, had two kids, and started a new career as an ethnomusicologist all during the time it took to complete this record). The album also finds me searching for my own musical voice outside of Say ZuZu. I wanted a sound built around an acoustic guitar, somewhere between Neil Young’s “Out On The Weekend” and Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried.” It was a time where my life deviated from the script that I thought had been written for me. I was, as the song says, happy and confused. This record helped me to sort out the confusion.
