Best of December 2022

The Great GISH Fest Playlist - 3

Luke Frees & The Shadowband

Luke Frees - A Starting Point

A Funky Nu-Disco uplifting feel good track with plenty of soul and a vocal that blows your mind body and Soul.

Makes Me Feel So Good

Two Hands

Junky Don't Care

Most Of The Time features Corwin Zekley playing violin and was mastered by Garrett Edson. It's the beginning of a series of singles Luke is putting out monthly. The official versions that are found on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp all have b-sides as well.


Lyrics:

Carsick distractions
Heated reactions
I don't think I started the fight
We're not hiding tears
Our vision's unclear
Of who's in the wrong and the right
And day after day
They get further away
The memories of all of our nights
Inside jokes forgotten
And in trying to hold on
I think about you
Most of the time
Most of the time

I go days without talking
Spend time out walking the streets
And replaying our past
Slipping on shoes
From the days when I used
To believe that our love would last
And the pictures are vivid
But I wish I'd committed
All those details that now I can't find
Cuz once they get lost
The souvenirs tossed
They're hard to dig out
Most of the time
Most of the time

Most of the time
I'm trying my best not to let you go
For some, hindsight's 20/20 vision
But not when you're wearing rose-tinted glasses
Even the ashes look like snow

Projecting old movies
Late-night smoothies
I've all but forgotten the taste
If we can't remember it
Then nobody will
And it'll just get thrown in the waste
And one-by-one
They'll all just become
Blurry portraits in the back of our minds
That's why I can't stop
They have to stay on top
So I relive them with concentration
Most of the time
Most of the time
Most of the time
Most of the time

Most Of The Time

Shannon Fields: synths, banjo
Nico Hedley: bass, electric guitar, drum machine
Nic Jenkins: percussion
Benedict Kupstas: voice, 12-string guitar, synths

Field Guides - "Esopus"

Heaven

Clockwork

Like Flowers

In the Bleak

You're A Mean One Mr Grinch

Same Old Story

Strings is about those first few moments of clarity you have when you stand up for yourself in an unhealthy relationship, and how uplifting it can feel to take control of your own life again. 

This song has Gary Zucker on drums, Niels Sorensen on bass, Garrett Frees on saxophone, Sadie Carpenter on whistles, and was mastered by Garrett Edson. All other instruments were played by Luke Frees.

Strings

Honeycomb Hotel is the next in a series of singles Luke has been releasing since November, each of which consists of an a-side and a b-side. Noted as "the first optimistic song I've made in a while," the lyrics deal with a metaphorical hotel where you can practice self-love again and get better.

Honeycomb Hotel features Gary Zucker on drums and was mastered by Garrett Edson in LA. All other instruments played and produced by Luke Frees.

Honeycomb Hotel

Miss Miss U is an upbeat funk/rock song featuring Garrett Frees on saxophone, Gary Zucker on drums, and everything else played, recorded, and mixed by Luke Frees.

Miss Miss U

This double single has two versions of the same song: an upbeat, fully-produced piano-rock track in the style of Billy Joel and Elton John; and a "nighttime version," which was recorded in a stripped-back, candlelit session in L.A. with my friend and frequent collaborator, Jack Wakley.

Superstar

Drifting in the Rain

Luke Frees is a songwriter and performer based out of Chicago. His songs are melodic and have a strong emphasis on narratives, with lyrics that often tell a story. He’s produced three albums and one EP as a solo artist, as well as one album with a band he formed with other musicians at Berklee. Beginning with Gimme Some Time (To Prove U Wrong), Luke continues to consistently release new music, putting out one single at a time.