Album Notes

Note that the audio samples to the left are low fidelity. The album is high-fidelity. Instrumentation Pete Pidgeon - guitar, lead vocals Kurt Schellenberg (live) - guitar, vocals Nate Edgar (studio), Jon Dusoe (live) - bass, vocals Eric Kalb (studio), Randy Wooten (live) - drums Two Dolla Crack Horns: Sam Kininger - alto saxophone Brian Thomas - trombone Mark Erickson - trumpet Taka Hagiwara - tuba Biography Arcoda is often described as creative songwriting - a mix of complex harmony with singable, memorable melodies. Arcoda would be a branch on the same family tree as Paul Simon, The Beatles and Stevie Wonder. Rooted in Americana (recorded with Levon Helm of The Band) with a modern, pop-rock edge (recorded at Radiohead producer Paul Kolderie's Camp Street Studios), Arcoda combines radio-friendly hooks with deeply unique production. Pidgeon's lyrics are original, intuitive and, as Sam Cooke said of his own, open ended enough for the listener to uniquely identify with them. Pete Pidgeon and Arcoda was formed in the spring of 1998 at SUNY New Paltz in New York. The band soon outgrew the Hudson Valley in 2000 after multiple local sellouts and moved to Boston that winter. The band has since grown steadily and amassed a strong Northeast following, including sellouts at Bill's Bar on Lansdowne Street. Arcoda's debut album ...At First Sight hosts appearances from Levon Helm of The Band and Nate Albert of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones among others. The disc received steady airplay from WERS in Boston and WKZE in western Connecticut where it was named one of the top 10 indie releases of 2003. In addition, Jambands.com editors voted it one of one of their Top 50 albums in 2003. Arcoda's live show often includes the three-piece Two Dolla Crack Horns featuring Sam Kininger (Soulive, Dave Matthews). Akin to the spirit of Bob Dylan, Pidgeon keeps the Arcoda lineup fresh with new talent as his sound evolves. Luminaries Ed Toth of Vertical Horizon/ Doobie Brothers, Sting side-man Fareed Haque, Pete Francis manager Rob Abelow and Jim Loughlin of moe. have all given Arcoda their personal seal of approval. Pete Pidgeon and Arcoda spent 2005 – 2006 supporting the three-song Happy Song EP. The disc was distributed for free to over 2000 people and downloaded innumerable times from www.Arcoda.com. The full-length, follow-up Doubt Is For Losers featuring Eric Kalb (John Scofield, DAP Kings) and Nate Edgar (John Brown's Body) was released on November 1, 2007. The album was mixed at Radiohead producer Paul Kolderie's Camp Street Studios by Brian Brown (Natalie Merchant, The Blakes) and mastered at Peerless Mastering by Jeff Marshall. As of November 21, 2007 the disc was in rotation at 148 radio stations in The United States and Canada and had charted in four states. Perry Serpa of Good Cop PR in New York City is behind a national press campaign that has just gotten underway. Amazon.com, CD Baby, iTunes, and SNOCAP have all posted early sales of the album. With the players involved in and outside of the studio, Doubt Is For Losers promises to be the stepping stone leading to Arcoda's well-deserved success. Discography Doubt Is For Losers (2007) Happy Song EP (2005) ...At First Sight (2003) Live In Boston (2002) - short run Live Demo 2002 (2002) - short run Live At Harper's (2001) - short run Raise the Roof (1998) - short run cassette