Cory Shane "The Inverted Jenny Flies Again" LP (Presale - ships in May)

The Inverted Jenny Flies Again is the first ever release of the long-lost solo debut from Washington DC guitarist Cory Shane (ex-Dead Meadow, The Rondelles, Hollow Mountain). Recorded in 2002-03 and standing uniquely apart from other music of that era, this set of strange, country-dusted rock and mellow psychedelia is a 21st century echo of Skip Spence’s Oar.

Release Date : 4/10/2026
*Vinyl will ship on or around 5/18/26*

Building upon a group of songs recorded in New Mexico on 4-track in 2002-03, the album features contributions from psychedelic hip-hop pioneer Edan (Beauty & The Beat, Echo Party), heavy-psych guitar god Jason Simon (Dead Meadow) and hip-hop producer/multi-instrumentalist Eli Elkin (aka Memory Man).

Cory Shane’s history begins in 1998 with the formation of Hollow Mountain along with Jason Simon and Malcolm McDuffie (ex-Metamatics, Crom-Tech). Hollow Mountain’s heavy-psych/stoner-rock sound went against the grain of the DC post-hardcore scene of the time and forged a path locally for Dead Meadow, which Simon soon left to form with Steve Kille and Mark Laughlin. The two bands continued to play together, sharing bills and swapping members onstage.

In 1999 Shane disbanded Hollow Mountain to play guitar with The Rondelles. After a European tour in 2001, The Rondelles broke up, leaving behind a posthumous release on Teenbeat Records that collects all the existing studio and live recordings with Cory on guitar. Shane began performing acoustic shows in DC, often accompanied by hip-hop producer Edan on second acoustic and live drum machines. In 2002 he relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he began writing and recording the songs that would form the bulk of the Inverted Jenny album on a Tascam cassette 4-track.

Over the years, Shane toured extensively with Dead Meadow as a friend and roadie, often sitting in on second guitar during shows. Upon returning to DC in 2003, he officially joined Dead Meadow to record the classic fourth album Feathers, originally released by Matador Records in 2005. Cory’s guitar work accentuates the dreamlike feel of the album, and a taste of his songwriting can be heard on the atmospheric track "Stacy's Song." Cory left Dead Meadow in Spring 2005, later reuniting with the band for a handful of reunion shows to perform Feathers material in the 2010s.

Shortly after leaving Dead Meadow in 2005, Shane began going through the Santa Fe recordings with producer/musician Eli Elkin and assembling a solo record, with Elkin adding bass and drum parts during the latter half of the 2000s. The resulting album The Inverted Jenny Flies Again will be released on March 20 on limited edition vinyl via Jason Simon’s Tekeli-li Records, with digital distribution through Ghost Tower Records. Cory Shane opens for Dead Meadow on their U.S. tour starting in April 2026.