Name: Teenage Caveman (Beat Happening cover) by Thoughts/covers/demos
Duration: 3 min 31 s
Description: In honor of my friend Bryan Parker's new 33 1/3 book on Beat Happening, I covered one of my favorites from the "You Turn Me On" record.

Stay (Rihanna cover)

In honor of my friend Bryan Parker's new 33 1/3 book on Beat Happening, I covered one of my favorites from the "You Turn Me On" record. 

Teenage Caveman (Beat Happening cover)

Old recording from 2010 off the, "Tried to Write a Record, but took drugs instead" album.
www.matthewandthearrogantsea.co

Tried To Take Drugs (demo)

A Link Wray tune, this track is from my forthcoming album release "Introducing" which features Tucker Martine's production (as well as drums!), Eli Moore's beautiful guitar, Steve Moore on the piano and organ, and some backing vocals by Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Laura Veirs. 

"Introducing" releasing May 13th 2016 on Bella Union(UK/EU) and Raven Marching Band Records(US) has elements of country and soul and features tunes written in the 70s - Tom T. Hall, Waylon Jennings, Don Gibson, Barry Gibb, Townes Van Zandt, Tom Rush are some of the songwriters covered.

Thanks to The Line of Best Fit for sending out album/single announcements this February 18th 2016 post -  http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/karl-blau

Introducing Karl Blau

Fallin' Rain

Blizzard Of 77 (Nada Surf Cover)

Second single out for an upcoming record "Strange Places" to be released later this year. 
Violin: Erin Howe
Cello: Jesse Dettwiller
Written and recorded by Ryan Rebo

Lyrics:
All alone and I don’t wanna be
No I don’t wanna be alone
Waking down an empty street at night

Listening to Crooked Rain
oh yeah, Crooked Rain in my phones

All alone and I don’t need to be
But now I kinda wanna be alone

I could put on my favorite Stones
And drift off into a dream
The one where Mick’s head is in a plastic bag
and he’s dancing with Mr. D

If you want me to die a slow and painful death
Well man, just queue me up some FJM
That ain’t you so play me something real
maybe Deacon Blue or Money for Nothing

(ahhhhh)

Getting high to stay below a threshold we can understand
I’m moving into my favorite scene
So darlin’ strike up the band
Give me something that’s lighter than the air
Or as heavy as the midnight sun
Don’t give me any of that shit that’s in between
Where all the beauty has come undone


On An Empty Street At Night

Recorded by Phil Elverum at the Department of Safety June 20th, 2009.

Cherry Trees (Unreleased No Kids song feat. Geneviève Castrée)

Care

Rant-turned-song I wrote right after the election. The lyrics were partially inspired by Noam Chomsky's Requiem for the American Dream. Originally was doing it in more of an early Dylan folk style but tried a sludgy phased-out Waylon-style version which I stuck with.

Lyrics:
All money is dirty money
I heard you say that that man was funny
What’s so funny about a rich man’s son with racist tendencies and blatant bigotries

Why do the wise always get ignored
While the loudest men take over the world
American history is nothing that the Establishment needs

Big money buys the election ties
And everybody wins unless your on the outside
But everyone I know and everyone you know is on the outside and that’s the downside

Mohamad Ali was a boxing pacifist
Said “no” to the draft and that was a catalyst
It took a fighting man to stand up to a real bad government plan

Freedom and democracy
Politicians use words like these
To make us think they're on our side but most of the time that's just a lie

I heard a story from a smarter man
That activists have to have a plan
But the gathered masses have the power to get politicians off their asses

Dirty Money (demo)

First track in my covers project series where I choose a song that people have historically enjoyed hearing me sing around the house or campfire and record it in my own production style. It's an exercise in recognizing the strengths and weakness of my voice, musically and vocally, and hopefully gives me insights into my own songwriting. Got to go with my man Neil Young to start things off.

Out On The Weekend (Neil Young Cover)

These songs are my attempts at brainstorming and recording ideas and inspiration. Perhaps these demos will be turned into songs for my band Cumulus,or perhaps they will only reside right here. Who knows! 



Teenage Caveman (Beat Happening cover)

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