Roger Joseph Manning Jr burst onto the music world’s radar as cofounder of Jellyfish in 1990. After two critically acclaimed and now revered releases, the band parted ways, and Roger began a career that saw him in bands including Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, and TV Eyes, as well as contributing to albums from Beck, Morrissey, Lana Del Rey, Blink 182, Johnny Cash, Adele, and more!

He also continued to record as a solo artist, releasing the EP Glamping independently in 2020. That was soon reissued with three live bonus tracks, but neither received a wide release. That brings us to 2023, and Roger is ready to unveil 4 new songs—two co-written with Glamping’s Chris Price (Emitt Rhodes).

Radio Daze & Glamping contains Roger’s four new studio tracks, plus the four from Glamping on LP. The CD and Digital add the three live bonus tracks from Glamping’s limited edition expanded edition, but three new live tracks and two instrumentals.

Radio Daze & Glampong revitalizes the musical landscape of Roger Joseph Manning Jr., making his music available worldwide, on multiple formats, and essential.

1. I Feel Good, Bad, Fine
2. Rockin’ It Our Way
3. I’m Startin’ A Band
4. On Our Way To The Moon
5. Operator
6. Funhouse
7. Is It All A Dream
8. I’m Not Your Cowboy

The album opens on the early Lennon-esque I Feel Good, Bad, Fine and the upbeat rawker Rockin’ It Our Way, then comes the Canterbury-esque I’m Startin’ A Band, the spacial On Our Way To The Moon, the ELO-imbibed Operator, the atmospheric rocker Funhouse, and then we get brought forth the veritably translucent, mid-tempo Is It All A Dream and the dutifully strident I’m Not Your Cowboy.

9. What You Don’t Know About The Girl (Live)
10. Operator (Live)
11. Creeple People (Live)
12. Down In Front (Live)*
13. Too Late For Us Now (Live)*
14. I’m Not Your Cowboy (Live)*
15. I’m Startin’ A Band (Instrumental)*
16. On Our Way To The Moon (Instrumental)*

* Previously unissued bonus tracks.

The bonus tracks open with six live tracks, the first the free flowing pop-lite What You Don’t Know About The Girl, Operator, the dug deep blues-rocker Creeple People, the jaunty 60s pop of Down In Front, and then both the piano-led pop bounce of Too Late For Us Now and I’m Not Your Cowboy, the expanded edition closing on two instrumentals: I’m Startin’ A Band and On Our Way To The Moon.

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