Artificial Tears

Low Hopes

Shopping

Haut lieu Lalou

Recorded 2023-2024 in my shed in San Diego, CA
Drums recorded by Justin in his garage in Vista, CA

Written by Matt Haynie
Produced by Matt Haynie & Jeff Murray
Mixed by Kenny Becker
Mastered by Sam Plecker at Hound Sound in Los Angeles, CA
Album photograph by Ben Neal

Matt Haynie - vocals, guitars, piano, keys, harmonica
Willis Farnsworth - bass
Justin de la Vega - drums
Aaron Brownwood - pedal steel

The Garden

This one’s for anyone who’s ever rolled over in the middle of the night and felt the cold side where someone used to be. For the memories that still linger, the laughs that echo in silence, and the ache that never really leaves.

EMPTY SIDE OF BED

“Shit Makes Me Wanna Hold Onto My Ex”

Re: Zero

being in love with (Crystal) or the calm feeling amphetamine in meth brought me

AkiTra - with you.m4a

Beep Bop and Boop Boop - MstRef01

In our latest tune, We Are Legends, we choose a handful of musical and historical figures to sing about. :)

Lyrics:
If you be my Dave, well I’ll be your
Your Annie
Through the seven seas
I’ll follow your lead
We’ll have such sweet dreams

Gawking like we’re tourists
Synth pop purists
From Sunderland to Aberdeen

And if they paint a rumour
Baby just remember
I love you like a ball and chain

Together we are legends
Together making history
Together we are legends
Without you there is no me

If you be my Clyde, well I’ll be your
Your Bonnie
Across the wild west
We’re running from death
Our hearts in our chest

Growing up so dirty
Taken out by 30
The Champion and Suicide Sal

Rage and retribution
Against the institution
They’re gonna have to put us in hell

Together we are legends
Together making history
Together we are legends
Without you there is no me

If you be my Elton, well I’ll be
Your Bernie
I’ll find the right words
To heal all the hurt
From tiny dancers

Bennys and Nikitas
Michelles and Mona Lisas
Angelines and Island Girls

I’ll provide protection 
From tumbleweed connections
As we cruise around the world

Together we are legends
Together making history
Together we are legends
Without you there is no me

Ashes And Dreams - We Are Legends

Friday

This album is one-half of a music-text experience. The music is here; the text is at www.mikemonsoon.com. Collectively, they form a psychedelic, horror-tinged, time-traveling musical puzzle that tells the story of a man facing a reality-shattering question: If you could go back and change things, would you…or did you? The more you listen, the more you read, the more you discover. Come and explore the joy–and occasional horror–of creativity.
 
Reviews:
 
“In a cultural moment when attention spans are among the scarcest of natural resources, Mike Monsoon's Song Journal doesn't just demand your focus — it earns it … However it is that you're drawn into this storytelling matrix, the Song Journal keeps you hooked as you jump from chapter to song, year to year, clue to clue. It's an ingenious package of narrative elements ...” --Neil Janowitz, Editor, Vulture.com
 
“Captivates with sly winks and homages to classic rock operas. The songs vacillate between straight-ahead, 3-minute verse/chorus/bridge pop and more adventurous compositions that use imaginative arrangements in service of longer and more complex narratives … shades of Queen, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, Phish, and The Flaming Lips ... rife with intriguing layers … the fun is putting the pieces together." -- Lorne Berman, Rolling Stone
 
“An oasis of great songwriting and unique production work woven into a concept record that is truly unforgettable.” -- Mike White, founder, MPG Music Production School

Beep Bop and Boop Boop - MstRef01

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