Dream In Stereo

Suddenly I can be myself 
I can see my self clear
You’re my mirror 
Look at you you can be yourself 
You can see yourself clear
I’m your mirror 

I will be good 
I call myself out 
I am so new to me doing me good 

Been to this place before
Shed its embrace now and again
I’ve seen its face before 
In a Mirror

Suddenly I can be myself 
I can see my self clear
You’re my mirror 
Look at you you can be yourself 
You can see yourself clear
I’m your mirror 

I will be good 
I call myself out 
I am new to me doing me good 

Been to this place one day I will know who I am
Shed its embrace feelin’ so emotional
I’ve seen its face pretty things make pretty mistakes
How can I open up in a mirror

Suddenly I can be myself 
I can see my self clear
You’re my mirror 
Look at you you can be yourself 
You can see yourself clear
I’m your mirror


Rusty Santos - Vocals, Electric Bass
Panda Bear - Vocals
Main Key - Drum Programming, 808, Sampler, Synths
Soldado - Synths, Sampler 
Written by Rusty Santos & Panda Bear
Produced by Main Key, Soldado 
Mixed by Rusty Santos
Mastered by Mike Bozzi

Mirror (feat. Panda Bear)

On Another Planet

BUTTERFLY

Rusty Santos - Vocals, Programmed Drums, Xylophone, Synth
Jesse Lee - Synth Bass, Tom Drums, Claps 
Elijah Gabriel Rubin - Electric Guitar
Noah Kittinger - Electric Guitar

Produced and mixed by Rusty Santos
Mastered by Kattie Tavini 

Cover photo by Jen Dessigner
Logo by Rusty Santos
Layout by Na Teirakoen

Good Things

Break Inside My Heart is about the optimistic ones who seem naive but cant’t get over how beautiful this world is even in the most depressing times.

Santos is accompanied by the effervescent singing of Jackie Mendoza and Abigail Chapin, and he collaborates with his long-time partner Jesse Lee. The song features a full band arrangement built on a grooving drum kit and acoustic guitar.  

This track serves as a soundtrack for our current state of collective unease. It conveys a romantic notion infused with positivity—that hope will prevail over fear. It’s difficult to categorize Santos’s music; he first gained recognition for his work with Animal Collective on their acclaimed album **Sung Tongs**. In this song, traces of the psyche folk era can be heard, hinting at possible futures in esoteric pop.  

The soundscape of this tune has a neopsychedelic quality, with carefree, summer beach vibes that cascade like colored lights in a kaleidoscope. This piece represents a new beginning and celebrates humanism, musical spirit, joy, collectivism, and community peace and love for our planet. Thank you for listening.

Rusty Santos - Vocals, Synths, Piano
Jesse Lee - Guitars, Drums, Bass, Synth Strings
Jackie Mendoza - Vocals
Abigail Chapin - Vocals

Produced and mixed by Rusty Santos
Mastered by Kattie Tavini 

Cover photo by Jen Dessigner
Logo by Rusty Santos

Break Inside My Heart

Let’s Get Started Already (feat. Abigail Chapin) comes out on April 15, and the record release show to be held at Non Plus Ultra on April 19.

This song was recorded in New York with my long-time collaborator Jesse Lee (former drummer of Gang Gang Dance and Cass McCombs band) and features Abigail Chapin (from The Chapin’s Sisters and member of her uncle Harry Chapin's Family Band).  

We wanted to focus on recording real instruments and live performances.  This experience was a welcome challenge for me; to make something psychedelic without relying on effects.  I channeled my freak folk roots and recalled early recordings I did with artists like Animal Collective, White Magic, and Weyes Blood to craft a song with a positive message in this period marked by so many existential challenges.

Let's Get Started Already (feat. Abigail Chapin)

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Bird On My Shoulder

Rusty Santos is a musician and producer known for making avant garde music and experimental pop.  He first gained attention producing Animal Collective’s Sung Tongs and through his collaboration with Panda Bear on Person Pitch.

His solo work explores subliminal territory, emerging from his nonlinear approach to music production and composition, creating inside of dreams, collaborating with new artists, and using the studio as an instrument. He invites the listener to step outside the conventional norms of song and sound. 

Rusty’s catalog spans epochs, having produced and mixed records for artists like Born Ruffians, Dirty Projectors, and Dawn of Midi, and mastering albums for artists like Beach House and DJ Rashad.

His roots in the acoustic and electronic psychedelia scenes, including collaborations with Black Dice and Gang Gang Dance, have informed his approach to making records; his influence is felt across the underground.

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