Chris Portka - The Album Everyone Wants
- 1She Looks So Good Tonight
- 2Fun in the Summer
- 3It is Obvious
- 4Dear Betty Baby
- 5Song to Carol
- 6Poor Moon
- 7Trucker Speed
- 8Broken Heart
- 9Tennessee Whiskey
- 10The Observer
- 11Molly
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Edition of 100
The Album Everyone Wants is Chris Portka’s most collaborative work, a full-band 11-song tapestry weaving 4 new originals with 7 covers (Syd Barrett, Skip Spence, George Jones & more).
Recorded at New York City’s legendary Sear Sound and Oakland’s Brothers (Chinese) Recording, the album balances indie rock noise with pedal steel twang, knowing sincere balladry with off-kilter psychedelia.
Co-produced by indie legend Jasper Leach (Burner Herzog, Brasil, The Symbolick Jews) and backed by members of the Al Harper Band and more surprise guests, Portka delivers a record that feels timeless and slightly left of reality: a love letter to the American songbook and the strange corners it hides.
credits
released September 24, 2025
chris portka - vocals, guitars, op-1, organ
jasper leach - bass, piano, organ, guitar, backing vocals
mike vattuone - drums, backing vocals
kyle carlson - pedal steel
additional vocals on “tennessee whiskey” by alison niedbalski
“broken heart” & “molly” feature al harper and omar negrete
special guest tom meagher w/ his beardwail guitar
produced by jasper leach and chris portka
mixed by jasper leach at Brenda Revisited, New York, NY
mastered by jj golden at Golden Mastering
portka/leach/vattuone trio recorded at Sear Sound, New York, NY
engineered by jasper leach w/ andrew kochinka, assisted by maximilian troppe
additional recording & overdubs by jay pellici at Brothers (Chinese) Recording, Oakland, CA
home recording by chris portka and tom meagher
cover photo by naomi phan-quang
record design by carol miltimore & chris portka
© 2025 CGTRecords & Software
all rights reserved
special thanks: miles, brisket, carol, jasper, tom, bonecrusher, al, omar, ali, jay, andrew, max, naomi, cem atabek, ray & linda portka, juliet bonczkowski, david moreno, amin saiar, robert cottone, liza sutterby, chet thakar, chris ike, tim beyer, mike tobias, gillian welch, lou w/ the leads, dvv, dcb, can, james murphy, dean miltimore, julia norton, lynne ehlers, mario starc, roberta findlay, steven sacco, tommy ellsworth, and condo megan
Recorded at New York City’s legendary Sear Sound and Oakland’s Brothers (Chinese) Recording, the album balances indie rock noise with pedal steel twang, knowing sincere balladry with off-kilter psychedelia.
Co-produced by indie legend Jasper Leach (Burner Herzog, Brasil, The Symbolick Jews) and backed by members of the Al Harper Band and more surprise guests, Portka delivers a record that feels timeless and slightly left of reality: a love letter to the American songbook and the strange corners it hides.
credits
released September 24, 2025
chris portka - vocals, guitars, op-1, organ
jasper leach - bass, piano, organ, guitar, backing vocals
mike vattuone - drums, backing vocals
kyle carlson - pedal steel
additional vocals on “tennessee whiskey” by alison niedbalski
“broken heart” & “molly” feature al harper and omar negrete
special guest tom meagher w/ his beardwail guitar
produced by jasper leach and chris portka
mixed by jasper leach at Brenda Revisited, New York, NY
mastered by jj golden at Golden Mastering
portka/leach/vattuone trio recorded at Sear Sound, New York, NY
engineered by jasper leach w/ andrew kochinka, assisted by maximilian troppe
additional recording & overdubs by jay pellici at Brothers (Chinese) Recording, Oakland, CA
home recording by chris portka and tom meagher
cover photo by naomi phan-quang
record design by carol miltimore & chris portka
© 2025 CGTRecords & Software
all rights reserved
special thanks: miles, brisket, carol, jasper, tom, bonecrusher, al, omar, ali, jay, andrew, max, naomi, cem atabek, ray & linda portka, juliet bonczkowski, david moreno, amin saiar, robert cottone, liza sutterby, chet thakar, chris ike, tim beyer, mike tobias, gillian welch, lou w/ the leads, dvv, dcb, can, james murphy, dean miltimore, julia norton, lynne ehlers, mario starc, roberta findlay, steven sacco, tommy ellsworth, and condo megan