Some Unheroic Hill

Produced by Mason Jar Music 
Recorded & Mixed by Dan Knobler & Jon Seale at Mason Jar Music on April 3rd-5th 
Mastered by Jacob Blumberg 

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Mason Jar Music House Band: 

Dan Knobler - Guitars 
Jake Sherman - Organ, piano, wurlitzer, synths 
Jason Burger - Drums and percussion 
Zack Rosen - Bass 

with: 

- Megan Lui - Harmony vocals on "1979" 
- Russell Durham - Violin on "1979" 

Cover photo by Sasha Arutyunova 
sashafoto.com 

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For many of us at Mason Jar Music, the music of the 1990s was the backdrop to our coming of age. It was our introduction to pop culture and the soundtrack to our middle school dances. This year, continuing our annual Decoration Day cover series, we've asked a few of our favorite local Brooklyn artists to re-imagine a 1990s song of their choosing. Together with the Mason Jar Music House Band, we've crafted this humble homage to a few of the great turn-of-the-century artists, including Smashing Pumpkins, Macy Gray, Cher and Lauryn Hill. 

The Decoration Day series began on a whim three years ago after a last minute studio cancellation inspired co-founders Dan Knobler & Jon Seale to record an EP of some their favorite songs. In what has become a celebrated Mason Jar Music tradition, the collective unites friends and collaborators for one weekend each spring to record a group of themed cover songs to be released around Memorial Day. 

Keenan O'Meara - "1979" - from: Decoration Day, Volume 3

la vie ma toujours reposer

I wrote a song on a broken guitar
and I played it for them
they told me it was out of touch
but I thought I had my finger on the pulse
of the nation's youth, of a girl like you,
of a few home truths I thought you already knew

I wrote a song on a broken guitar
in the house with the broken A.C.
and it was pouring out of me
and I know you're gonna think it's all about you
cause you don't care about the truth
I know you only ever wanna feel good

as the party dwindled, I heard Broken Social Scene
on a hi-fi stereo

she slipped from my hands and fell to the floor
couldn't stand for me to touch her anymore
my baby broke her back trying to get away
the broken record tried to play

it was an RCA, I had a lot to say
but I couldn't get it out
so I was dry-heavin'
I was barely breathin'
in the wet death of a summer day

I wrote a song on a broken guitar
and it was gonna be an instant classic
only the kids, they'd never catch it
you know they only ever wanna feel good

as the party dwindled, I heard Broken Social Scene
on a hi-fi stereo
and it was an RCA, it was an RCA
and I had a lot to say
but I couldn't get it all out
so I was dry-heavin'
I was barely breathin'
in the wet death of a Summer day
(and all on a broken guitar!)

and they told me it was out of touch
I thought I had my finger on the pulse

Broken Guitar

Silver Coin- Angus and Julia Stone

Julian Braun - vocals, guitar 
Lotta Holtei - keys, vocals 
Luka Ullrich - bass 
Max Altmeyer - drums 

All songs written and composed by Julian Braun with sandy feet and salty hair during the winter of 2015/2016 at the Atlantic Ocean in Hossegor, France. 

All songs produced and mixed by Dominik Symann & Julian Braun at Sonic Attic Studio, Verl, Germany. 

All songs mastered by Dominik Symann at Sonic Attic Studio, Verl, Germany. 

Cover photography by Johanna Besseling 
Design by Julian Braun

EUPHORIA / fragments.

As Long as It Takes

Official music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOXkGQ5uhAw

Kingdom by Amory Pitt

(Verse 1)

time for us to go, 
Mumma said when I awoke, 
pack your bags and clothes, 
left at five without a note, 
our lives, changing all the time,
we drive all throughout the night, 
and somedays I'd be crying on your sleeve,
for home had become a dream, 
and...

(chorus) 

God Bless home God Bless home god bless our kingdom I won’t go,  
God Bless home God bless home God bless our kingdom I won’t go, 
and I said what’s lost, can’t be gained, you can try and look back but it’ll 
never be the same... 

(Second Verse) 

Settled in the old
country where the moors take hold,
between the rocks and the water 
we would hide and try and lay low, 
her cries haunt me every night
she tries to embrace our plight,
and somedays we’d be working on our knees
for home had but become dream,

(Chorus)

God Bless home God Bless home god bless our kingdom I won’t go,  
God Bless home God bless home God bless our kingdom I won’t go, 
And I say what’s lost can’t be gained, you can try and look back but it’ll
never be the same now it’s time to arise, we’ve been mourning too long 
I’m child to a wild knave, lost to the law...

(outro)

and through the sadness and madness, that they brought down, I will wait for you
and all the liars and the cheats that broke your crown, I will will for you, x4

Kingdom

No Fire in the Sand

Demian

James came into the SYN studio's earlier in the year for an interview and played us a tune from his album Early In The Morning

James Vincent McMorrow - Hear The Noise That Moves (So Soft and Low)

Julian Braun - vocals, guitar 
Lotta Holtei - keys, vocals 
Knud Krautwig - bass, double bass, cello 
Max Altmeyer - drums 
Dominik Symann - accordion, harmonica 

All songs written and composed by Julian Braun with sandy feet and salty hair during the winter of 2015/2016 at the Atlantic Ocean in Hossegor, France. 

All songs produced and mixed by Dominik Symann & Julian Braun at Sonic Attic Studio, Verl, Germany. 

All songs mastered by Philipp Stephan at Deafbird Studio, Cologne, Germany. 

Cover photography by Felix Gänsicke 
Inside photography by Dan Petermann 
Design by Julian Braun, Stefanie Herbst, Lotta Holtei 

www.julesahoi.com

Between Lines

To The Sea (Remastered)

First single from BONJAH's highly anticipated 3rd Album.

Evolution

Jules Ahoi is a singer/songwriter from Cologne, Germany. He wrote his first album "Between Lines" after he dropped out of university and moved to France, living in his old VW Van. Here he created his characteristical indiefolk-style which is often compared to early Ben Howard and Bon Iver records. With the release of the "Echoes" EP on his own founded record label MOON BLVD. Records, Jules Ahoi and his band hit the taste of a rapidly growing fanbased not only in Germany but worldwide. Between 2016 and 2019 the band played over 200 liveconcerts, with highlights like 4 shows on the 2019 edition of Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg and 17 sold out shows on their "Echoes Tour 2019". 
On June 12 Jules Ahoi released his first full length album "DEAR ____" which was featured e.g. in the German "Rolling Stone Magazin" and "SCHALL Magazin".

05.-07.04. - Zermatt (CH) - Zermatt Unplugged
08.04. - Osnabrück - Popsalon Festival
06.05. - Erlangen - Unter Einem Dach Festival
13.05. - Köln - Lagerfeuer Deluxe
17.-19.06. - Duisburg - Traumzeitfestival
05.08. - Lustenau (AT) - Szene Open Air
19.-21.08 - Hamburg - MS Dockville Festival
26.-28.08 - Darmstadt - Golden Leaves Festival

24.09.22 - Osnabrück - Kleine Freiheit
25.09.22 - Berlin - Hole 44
26.09.22 - Stuttgart - Im Wizemann
27.09.22 - Mainz - KUZ
28.09.22 - Hannover - Musikzentrum
29.09.22 - Leipzig - UT Connewitz
30.09.22 - Lüneburg - Salon Hansen
01.10.22 - Aachen - Musikbunker
03.10.22 - Köln - Gloria
04.10.22 - Münster - Sputnikhalle
05.10.22 - Hamburg - Knust
06.10.22 - Kiel - Die Pumpe
07.10.22 - Rostock - Helgas Stadtpalast
10.10.22 - Augsburg - Kantine
11.10.22 - Wien (AT) - Chelsea
12.10.22 - München - Strom
13.10.22 - Zürich (CH) - Exil
14.10.22 - Freiburg - Jazzhaus
15.10.22 - Essen - Zeche Carl
19.10.22 - London (UK) - The Grace	(14+)
20.10.22 - Bristol (UK) - The Luisiana (16+ Accompanied)
21.10.22 - Manchester (UK) - Gullivers (18+)
22.10.22 - Birmingham (UK) - The Sunflower Lounge (18+)
28.10.22 - Eupen (BE) - Alter Schlachthof

For more Infos, tickets, vinyls and merchandise visit: www.julesahoi.xyz