Best of March 2019

A collaborative effort between Indie Rock band "Aftermidnight" And myself. What an enjoyable process it was working on this project. Many thanks to Ashkan, Austin, Ben, and Pablo for letting me a part!

"Luminous" (Remix feat. Aftermidnight & Drew Alan)

Heydays is the sophomore album from Ohio's Total Babes, and their first record for Wichita Recordings. It will be released on the 18th May (19th in North America).

You can pre-order the record now and receive "Circling" as an instant grat download:

Wichita – smarturl.it/totalbabeswrs (LP, CD or download)
iTunes – smarturl.it/TotalBabesiTunes



Heydays

Total Babes - Circling

Time... such an interesting thing to ponder. 

demo

Time (demo)

Death Star Cadillac

Moving from the darker themes & 80’s influence of their previous releases, Lone Wild dive into the vast soundscape of the 90’s with their latest song, Up With The Sun. Inspired by a dream had by lead singer Ashkan Karimi, Lone Wild tell a story of love intertwined with the bittersweet challenges that come from pursuing your passions. Familiar vocal melodies greeted by washy music themes become the backdrop as lyrics, ‘Now, come be with me now, I’ll be up with the sun where it feels like home’ serve as a reminder of the comfort found in love & the things that are sure to us everyday while we embrace the waves that life throws at us - allowing them to take us where they may.

Up With The Sun

Crack Baby Panic Attack

First single from new album "Every Evening, Sunset Crooks its Thumb Across the River", out March 29, 2019.

ABOUT THE ALBUM

"A lot of stuff was going on in my life during the writing process of Every Evening, the Sunset Crooks its Thumb Across the River. In the midst of the tropical Swedish summer of 2018, my wife and I decided to take a break in our relationship after 9 years. Simultaneously, we were busy planning a move to another country, so things weren’t exactly stable in our lives.

However, the creative process surrounding this album was relatively easy as the project served as a safe haven from my otherwise tumultuous life at the time. That’s often the tradeoff you’re doing when you’re facing hardships in your life: your personal issues might be weighing you down, but it always comes with an immense charge of creative energy, at least for me. The songs were written fast and chronological as they happened in my life, from the middle of July to October 2018.

Eventually, my wife and I reached some common ground and decided to stick together. Given that turn of events, the album starts off pretty grim but eventually ends up in a more positive and redeeming place. The album, which was recorded in Malmö, Sweden, and Lisbon, Portugal, in a short period of time, is very personal, but the overall theme could universally serve as a document for when a person’s life turns upside down for a period of time.

Musically, I didn’t even think of artistic inspirations this time, I just let the songs come to me and used whatever piano, guitar, organ or string sounds I found beautiful and moving at the time of recording. I guess the end result became a digitalized version of 70’s chamber pop.  My new adapted town of Lisbon also served as a major source of inspiration in terms of being someplace new, providing me with a fresh perspective on life in the end."

Tracklist:
1. Destroying the Love
2. The Break
3. A Vessel State to Your Matriarchy
4. Cheers
5. Portela 1540
6. Deep Talk at Time Out Market
7. True Angel
8. Stability
9. For the Oblique Minds
10. Alcantara After Party

Destroying the Love

written/performed/produced/mixed/mastered by John War
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face me, baby
can’t you take away the looking glass
you’ve got a head-pointed rifle
tied to feed refresh cycles
you won’t let the moment pass by
why do i even try

Feels like we flew too close to the sun
Meet me back then
Where would you run?
Suck on deceptive memory of
See me back then
Where was I running?
How are we so close
If we’re not in love?

all tomorrow’s parties will feel the same as today’s 
and no new configuration will abate 
this feeling we're too late, so we strive to separate
if I really were your creature
you’d adore my double features
you wouldn’t need to stray from my domain
it's why i keep my cloak and dagger
creep in here, boasting, flattered
and leave my letter jacket in the rain
by now we should know better
but there’s so little left to say

Feels like we flew too close to the sun
See me back then
Where would you run?
Stuck on deceptive memory of
See me back then
Where was I running?
How are we so close
If we’re not in love?
I’ll learn to accept
Plurality of love
Feels like we flew too close to the sun
Meet me back then
Where was I running?
How are we so close
If we’re not in love
I’ll learn to accept
Plurality of love

Plurals

Never Was [demo - piano only]

Nashville’s eclectic indie rock act Lone Wild originated under another name in Oklahoma in the 2010’s. In 2018, Lone Wild released his debut singles “Danger Cat” & “Stranger Ways” when Ashkan Karimi (producer/singer) emerged from the studio after recording songs left untouched over the years. Establishing a rep for groovy, 80’s inspired, bombastic rock, Lone Wild met 2019 with a debut self-titled record, and a number of shows.

Moving to Nashville, TN in 2020 around the flurry of a pandemic & the drama of a U.S. election, Karimi escaped to write new music. Building on the previous album’s momentum, from ‘20-23 Karimi wrote his next album as a commentary on the current world around him, and an introspective look on how his upbringing and the world has shaped him. Tapping more into a psych-pop slant dosed in personal vulnerability, Lone Wild released stand-out singles "Tryna Make Sense of It", “Locktup”, & "Space Between"  garnering songs for his sophomore album “Free Yourself” (July  7, 2023). 

With 2 albums of genre-spanning tracks under his belt, Lone Wild looks forward to sharing his songs in rooms with people who have felt unseen, and misunderstood.

Fresh pressed indie music. 
http://obscuresound.com

Up With The Sun

Lone Wild

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