Mike Chick Shares New Seasonally-appropriate Treat "Ding! Dong! Fill My Plastic Pumpkin" (Mint 400 Records)
Mike Chick is a guy from New Jersey who enjoys creating music with people he admires. He's played lots of shows and has shook a good amount of hands. He is signed to Mint 400 Records and currently plays in the bands Yawn Mower & Bill, Nick, Bob & Chick (BNBC.) Chick, also, seems to have some sort of involvement with both Modern Animals (@modern_animals) and FUSARO PIZZA Merch, Mike Chick's most recent full-length project was an awesomely-titled maxi-single for Mint 400 Records dubbed "The High Life Let Me Down Again Last Night." Now, just in time for Halloween/Spooky Season, Chick has returned with his latest solo effort, a seasonally-appropriate single he's calling "Ding! Dong! Fill My Plastic Pumpkin."
As a press release perfectly explains it: "when you search for "top Halloween songs," you'll probably get results like [Creedence Clearwater Revival's] "Bad Moon Rising," [Van Halen's] "Running with The Devil," and [Rob Zombie's] "Dragula." All are classic songs, but weren't written to be anthems for October 31st." We've been putting together an ever-evolving Spotify Halloween playlist called Spooky SZN (Halloween 2021) and they've hit the nail right on the head: most songs long-accepted as Halloween songs are just that, Halloween-adjactnt songs. "The song we are about to talk about is so Halloween, it has candy corn flowing through its veins. What's that? "Ding! Dong! Fill My Plastic Pumpkin" is a Halloween song that is destined to sit side-by-side in a cemetery with the "Monster Mash."'
Mint 400 Records further describes Mike Chick's "Ding! Dong! Fill My Plastic Pumpkin" as "if the song "That Thing You Do!" was an infectious holiday jam for a holiday that doesn't have enough jams to call its own. It's like a box of Count Chocula or Frankenberry for your ears." Chick sang and played all the instruments, except for the drums, which were handled by Bill Bourke of BNBC(?). "Ding! Dong! Fill My Plastic Pumpkin" was recorded at OCVTS & Waving Cat both in New Jersey. The song was, then, mixed and mastered by Pat Noon at EightSixteen Recording Studio with artwork created by Dr. Wolfenbergen. "So, remember the dang rules of Halloween: have fun, be safe, stream "Ding! Dong! Fill My Plastic Pumpkin," and get yourself enough candy to last a year. "Ding! Dong!" Someone's at the door..." Mike Chick exclaims. Mike Chick's "Ding! Dong! Fill My Plastic Pumpkin" is now available on streaming servies, via Mint 400 Records. 🎃