Jimmy Eat World Clarity (2 Lp's) Surf Wendy Melvoin (percussion)

Wendy Melvoin (percussion)

beating out contenders like Appetite for Destruction

Taking cues from Fat Possum-centric blues legends like Junior Kimbrough and R

Hurwitz is joined here by lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Despite their name and their ear for '80s synthesizers

Jimmy Eat World Clarity (2 Lp's) Surf Wendy Melvoin (percussion)Jimmy Eat World: Jim Adkins (vocals, guitar, piano, Farfisa organ, Hammond B 3 organ, Casiotone keyboard, bass, percussion); Tom Linton (guitar); Mark Trombino (Farfisa organ, Minimoog synthesizer, percussion, programming); Zach Lind (vibraphone, bass, drums, percussion, bells, chimes); Rick Burch (bass). Additional personnel: Joel Derouin (violin); Suzie Katayama (cello). Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California and Clear Lake Audio, North