Johnny Flyn - Fol - De - Rol

From Elephant Stone's new album 'The Three Poisons' out August 25th, 2014 on Hidden Pony Records (US/UK/EU) and V2 (BENELUX).
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Knock You From Yr Mountain

"For the Boy Who Moved Away" is from EDJ's forthcoming self-titled debut.

Out 8/5/2014 through Easy Sound Recording Company (www.easysound.co)

Of the new record, Eric says:

In January of 2014 I decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs all over the course of a few weeks, which is something I had never done before.

Some were done at home during an unseasonably cold Portland winter, some in Boonville, California (a town in the wine-and-weed producing part of Mendocino County where they also have their own language,’Boontling’), and some in Joshua Tree, a place where people have always sought inspiration.

It had always taken a long time for me to write songs – and when one would finally come to me I’d put some broad concepts down on paper, find a nice melody, and then let the listener decide what they might be hearing.

Well, these new songs all mean something, from my life and from my brain. Even the lines that may be somewhat enigmatic or metaphorical sounding to you directly correlate to my life, and maybe yours, too.

The puzzle of existence on “Minor Miracles.” Rebuilding a life in “West County Girl” and “Lose It All, All the Time.” A quite literal story in “For The Boy Who Moved Away” about moving away from L.A. to an uncertain future, the San Gabriel Mountains engulfed in flames in our rearview.

And that’s to name but a few.

These are not the “happy” songs that I’ve come to be associated with – no fully major chords, and lots of suspended chords and major sevenths to make things kind of emotionally ambiguous. There was no stylistic dogma in making this record, and I was ready to fold in every type of music I was into at the moment – Joni Mitchell, new age, early 80′s McCartney, Another Green World, film scores, Talk Talk, British folk, and modern stuff that’s got me excited.

I had a bunch of my favorite people come and join me on this. Sam Cohen, Brian Kantor, and Josh Kaufman (all of Yellowbirds and a million other bands) made up the backbone of the band in the early part of the tracking. And then there were appearances by people from all the different chapters of my musical life – Andy Cabic from Vetiver and Tim Rutili from Califone dropped by to add stuff. James Mercer from The Shins sang some gorgeous high harmonies, and Nathan Larson of Shudder to Think (also my sometime film score collaborator) laid down some drone-y guitar vibes. And of course Thom Monahan, my usual studio co-conspirator, was there to make everything
come together.

These are simple stories, some about losses, a few about disappointment and regret, but also of hope and perseverance. I hope you like these melancholy grooves and existential make-out songs. These all mean something to me, I hope they will to you, too.

- Eric D. Johnson

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Robert Belfour - My Baby's Gone

This song is a duet , a story of hearts broken and mended. 

 Never give up.“Dear, Heart It’s Time” acts as an intimate letter to the self. Rooted in the American tradition of honest songwriting, the track explores the difficult resilience required to heal old wounds. Sholer strips back the over-production common in modern radio, opting instead for a sound that is organic, spacious, and emotionally direct.
Produced with a high-resolution workflow to capture the nuance of every instrument, this track is designed for listeners who value sonic clarity as much as lyrical depth. It connects the dust of classic country with the precision of modern high-fidelity recording.
"I wrote this when I realized that holding on was hurting more than moving forward," says Cary Sholer. "It’s a wake-up call. I wanted the production to feel like that transition—starting fragile and resolving into strength."
Quick Pitch for Curators:
The Vibe: Authentic, Story-Driven, Warm.
Genre: Country / Americana.
For Fans Of: Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Sturgill Simpson.
Production Note: Produced in Pro Tools with a focus on dynamic range and spatial depth, distinguishing it from the "Loudness War" of modern streaming.
About Cary Sholer: Cary Sholer is a Pacific Northwest-based artist and technologist. With a lifelong passion for high-end audio and signal purity, Sholer brings a technical ear to the emotional landscape of Country music, crafting songs that sound as real as the stories they tell.

Dear, heart it's time.

Fingerlings 3

A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left

"Judas Said to be a Man" available on iTunes. Full single, including "Endless Shame" out May 27th, 2016 on Jagjaguwar.

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Trevor Sensor - Judas Said to be a Man

Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe

Die Neue Welt

If You Could Touch Her at All

From the album 'NAOMI' - out now on JAGJAGUWAR. 

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A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left

Andrew Bird