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$8.79The Story
| Release Date | 27/03/2026 |
| Format | LP Black/ CD |
| Label | Kranky |
| Catalogue Number | KRANK251LP/ KRANK251 |
“The music on this record is a reflection of journeys and travel. The real world kind
and the metaphorical ones as well. Having experienced the arrival of my children, the
decline and departure of my parents, and the many years of venturing out and
returning home in my own life, travel feels like the perfect tropology to consider the
mysteries we inhabit. Travel and its impressions, rituals, superstitions—the
possibilities and risk-all open up onto the landscape of our biggest questions, fear
and wonder.
“Two songs established the spine of this music. Songs I’ve always loved, it seems
even before I’d heard them. The first one, and the source of the title is ‘You Belong
to Me’ by Jo Stafford. Colonial overtones unmissable to our modern ears aside, it’s
also a beautiful mid century romance—and an ode to the threat of a shrinking world.
The song represents the loneliness and the mystery of being alone and left behind.
The singer is not asking their loved one to shut down horizons, merely reminding
them to return when the traveling is done. To set aside The Silver Plane of transition,
change and the in-between for the intimacy of solid earth.
“The second song is ‘Promised Land’ by Chuck Berry. Also about a journey and
another one that moves easily between allegory and narrative. The singer is on the
move across segregated America trying to get to the promised land of California. The
song is both a tall tale that evokes Mark Twain, and an American epic that can keep
good company with Herman Melville. When the hero finally makes it to California,
his first instinct is to call home and reassure the Old World that he’s safely arrived in
the new one.
“The songs on Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane were recorded at home over the last
couple years. I played electric guitar, rubber bridge acoustic guitar, Ableton Live and
an Electron Digitone synth. My friend Mallory Linnehan aka Chelsea Bridge
contributed beautiful violin and vocals to a couple of the songs. We recorded those
performances on a summer afternoon in Chicago at the Not Not space with the
windows open.
“The cover is a photo of my mom—one I never saw when she was alive. With the
headscarf and that excited, nervous expression, she looks about to embark on a
journey. Ready, finally, to cross the tarmac and board the Silver Plane. “Wishing safe
travels to all.” — Mark N / Pan•American
Tracklist
1 - SILVER PLANE, NOW BOARDING
2 - DEATH CLEANING
3 - ENTRANCE TO AFTERLIFE
4 - DESERT UNDER BRIDGE
5 - HEAVEN'S WAITING ROOM
6 - SILVER TRAMWAY (IN SNOW)
7 - HONEYMAN-SCOTT
8 - TAXI TO THE TERMINAL GATE
9 - A WINDOW IN THE STRINGS
10 - GOLDEN GATE, SILVER CITY
Description
| Release Date | 27/03/2026 |
| Format | LP Black/ CD |
| Label | Kranky |
| Catalogue Number | KRANK251LP/ KRANK251 |
“The music on this record is a reflection of journeys and travel. The real world kind
and the metaphorical ones as well. Having experienced the arrival of my children, the
decline and departure of my parents, and the many years of venturing out and
returning home in my own life, travel feels like the perfect tropology to consider the
mysteries we inhabit. Travel and its impressions, rituals, superstitions—the
possibilities and risk-all open up onto the landscape of our biggest questions, fear
and wonder.
“Two songs established the spine of this music. Songs I’ve always loved, it seems
even before I’d heard them. The first one, and the source of the title is ‘You Belong
to Me’ by Jo Stafford. Colonial overtones unmissable to our modern ears aside, it’s
also a beautiful mid century romance—and an ode to the threat of a shrinking world.
The song represents the loneliness and the mystery of being alone and left behind.
The singer is not asking their loved one to shut down horizons, merely reminding
them to return when the traveling is done. To set aside The Silver Plane of transition,
change and the in-between for the intimacy of solid earth.
“The second song is ‘Promised Land’ by Chuck Berry. Also about a journey and
another one that moves easily between allegory and narrative. The singer is on the
move across segregated America trying to get to the promised land of California. The
song is both a tall tale that evokes Mark Twain, and an American epic that can keep
good company with Herman Melville. When the hero finally makes it to California,
his first instinct is to call home and reassure the Old World that he’s safely arrived in
the new one.
“The songs on Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane were recorded at home over the last
couple years. I played electric guitar, rubber bridge acoustic guitar, Ableton Live and
an Electron Digitone synth. My friend Mallory Linnehan aka Chelsea Bridge
contributed beautiful violin and vocals to a couple of the songs. We recorded those
performances on a summer afternoon in Chicago at the Not Not space with the
windows open.
“The cover is a photo of my mom—one I never saw when she was alive. With the
headscarf and that excited, nervous expression, she looks about to embark on a
journey. Ready, finally, to cross the tarmac and board the Silver Plane. “Wishing safe
travels to all.” — Mark N / Pan•American
Tracklist
1 - SILVER PLANE, NOW BOARDING
2 - DEATH CLEANING
3 - ENTRANCE TO AFTERLIFE
4 - DESERT UNDER BRIDGE
5 - HEAVEN'S WAITING ROOM
6 - SILVER TRAMWAY (IN SNOW)
7 - HONEYMAN-SCOTT
8 - TAXI TO THE TERMINAL GATE
9 - A WINDOW IN THE STRINGS
10 - GOLDEN GATE, SILVER CITY
