Marika Hackman

Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories

More Than This

Aisles

Safety Dance

Glaciers

Doing It To Death

Okovi

Wiseblood

You wouldn't even be here if your momma didn't rock that double denim...

Deny Til U Die - Part II EP

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Double Denim - Single Edit

From Marika Hackman's 'That Iron Taste' mini-album.
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Marika Hackman - Mountain Spines

From Marika Hackman's 'That Iron Taste' mini-album.
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Marika Hackman - You Come Down

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Big Search - Here Comes The Night

Cover of the Warpaint track 'Burgundy'. For a free covers EP please go to: po.st/CoversDownload

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Marika Hackman - Burgundy

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Sinking Ship

Cover of the The Knife's 'Marble House'. For a free covers EP please go to: po.st/CoversDownload

Marika Hackman - Marble House (The Knife Cover)

Official video for ‘Sweet' by Porridge Radio, taken from their forthcoming album Every Bad due 13 March. Pre-order here: https://porridgeradio.ffm.to/everybad

Porridge Radio - Sweet

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Artist: Lapland
Album: Lapland
Release date: March 26, 2013
Record label: Hundred Pockets Records

About: 
The beginning of Lapland started before it even had a name. It was born in a tiny half-bedroom in Brooklyn, where songwriter Josh Mease began recording a new batch of songs in early 2011. Mease has always found comfort in the solitude of his own thoughts, often preferring the landscapes within his mind’s eye over the bustle of the city that surrounds him. So it seems fitting that in making Lapland’s self-titled debut, he worked alone using whatever was within reach – only rarely using other musicians.

Perhaps this self-imposed isolation is why Lapland has such an introspective tone. Themes of separation and loss are woven throughout the album, as Lapland moves fluently through different styles and genres while maintaining a uniquely personal sound.  From the percolating electronic gallop of the opening track, “Unwise”, to the blue-eyed soul of “Aeroplane”, to the acoustic haze and layered harmonies of “Overboard”, Mease always keeps things interesting.  One can hear the effect of the myriad of music styles and genres that informed Lapland – Early synth pioneers of the 60′s and 70′s, French Impressionists like Ravel and Debussy, and 1970′s staples like Fleetwood Mac.

Mixing styles is not new for Mease. He grew up in Texas where his childhood love of rock and country evolved into studying jazz guitar. After moving to New York, he eventually shifted his focus from playing jazz to singing and writing songs. This transformation gives Mease a unique approach to songwriting, and his work has earned him fans not only in indie circles but also in jazz, R&B, and classical music as well.

The name Lapland only presented itself after the album was completed, when Mease picked up a book from the $2 stacks at a used bookstore called “Lappland Wanderland.” The book contained photos of other-worldly landscapes and vast open spaces which seemed to connect with Mease’s new recording. It was not a difficult decision to adopt the name Lapland for this new phase of Mease’s career. The scope of his work deserves a moniker of symbolic significance. And so, Lapland began.

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