beware. every lifetime until we work it out. i always just wanted to be on your side but i dont know how anymore. i cant unsee it. i dont want to go blind.
whats worse
living in fear of being found out / being caught with ur pants down
or
taking responsibility for your mistakes and being a role model for recovery and redemption in the midst of a hemorrhaging cultural and spiritual crisis

the fast

D.D Dumbo - i woke up covered in sand

Lurch & Chief - Mother/Father

"For the Boy Who Moved Away" is from EDJ's forthcoming self-titled debut.

Out 8/5/2014 through Easy Sound Recording Company (www.easysound.co)

Of the new record, Eric says:

In January of 2014 I decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs all over the course of a few weeks, which is something I had never done before.

Some were done at home during an unseasonably cold Portland winter, some in Boonville, California (a town in the wine-and-weed producing part of Mendocino County where they also have their own language,’Boontling’), and some in Joshua Tree, a place where people have always sought inspiration.

It had always taken a long time for me to write songs – and when one would finally come to me I’d put some broad concepts down on paper, find a nice melody, and then let the listener decide what they might be hearing.

Well, these new songs all mean something, from my life and from my brain. Even the lines that may be somewhat enigmatic or metaphorical sounding to you directly correlate to my life, and maybe yours, too.

The puzzle of existence on “Minor Miracles.” Rebuilding a life in “West County Girl” and “Lose It All, All the Time.” A quite literal story in “For The Boy Who Moved Away” about moving away from L.A. to an uncertain future, the San Gabriel Mountains engulfed in flames in our rearview.

And that’s to name but a few.

These are not the “happy” songs that I’ve come to be associated with – no fully major chords, and lots of suspended chords and major sevenths to make things kind of emotionally ambiguous. There was no stylistic dogma in making this record, and I was ready to fold in every type of music I was into at the moment – Joni Mitchell, new age, early 80′s McCartney, Another Green World, film scores, Talk Talk, British folk, and modern stuff that’s got me excited.

I had a bunch of my favorite people come and join me on this. Sam Cohen, Brian Kantor, and Josh Kaufman (all of Yellowbirds and a million other bands) made up the backbone of the band in the early part of the tracking. And then there were appearances by people from all the different chapters of my musical life – Andy Cabic from Vetiver and Tim Rutili from Califone dropped by to add stuff. James Mercer from The Shins sang some gorgeous high harmonies, and Nathan Larson of Shudder to Think (also my sometime film score collaborator) laid down some drone-y guitar vibes. And of course Thom Monahan, my usual studio co-conspirator, was there to make everything
come together.

These are simple stories, some about losses, a few about disappointment and regret, but also of hope and perseverance. I hope you like these melancholy grooves and existential make-out songs. These all mean something to me, I hope they will to you, too.

- Eric D. Johnson

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EDJ - For The Boy Who Moved Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUEWGn_7kgw

twoloves - which side of the gun r u on? prod. twoloves

"Constellations" is the first single from Turtle Giant's future release titled "Many Mansions (Part I)".
Mastered by Tim Debney at Fluid Mastering - London, UK .
Produced and Recorded by Turtle Giant at Dom Pedro V Theatre Macau, and by Craig Lomas at the Beating Heart - Hong Kong.
Mixed by Turtle Giant and Criag Lomas at the Beating Heart - Hong Kong. 

Official Website: www.turtlegiant.com
Facebook: facebook.com/turtlegiant 

Constellations

Back Down And Take Another Pill

"Judas Said to be a Man" available on iTunes. Full single, including "Endless Shame" out May 27th, 2016 on Jagjaguwar.

Available now on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/TrevorSensor_Judas
trevorsensor.com

Trevor Sensor - Judas Said to be a Man

Which Side Are You On

'The Social Power of Music' AVAILABLE 2/22/2019: folkways.si.edu/the-social-power-of-music

MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER

From parties to protests to prayer, music is a powerful catalyst for celebration, for change, and for a sense of community. Through making music together, we become bigger than ourselves. Whether singing with our families and friends or with thousands of strangers in an arena, music transforms lives, engages individuals, and connects local and global communities. The Social Power of Music chronicles the vivid, impassioned, and myriad ways in which music binds, incites, memorializes, and moves groups of people. This richly illustrated 124-page book, with 80+ tracks on 4 CDs, invites listeners into musical practices, episodes, and movements throughout the U.S. and beyond. These songs of struggle, devotion, celebration, and migration remind us that music has the potential to change our world.

The Social Power of Music

The Almanac Singers - Which Side Are You On?

With its sixth episode, Succession upsets the game board for the second half of the season and kicks into high gear. Joining Gabi, Kate, and Brendan for this episode is actor, writer, and erstwhile podcaster Danny Bowes, for a talk about the geography of New York state, television production, revolutionary language, and the various delusions of the Roy children.

Danny Bowes is an erstwhile podcaster on the show Minor Bowes and a writer who can be found on Twitter at @bybowes.

Succession 1.6, "Which Side Are You On?" with Danny Bowes

The Stills - Don't Talk Down

Widowspeak // Perennials

From the album, Antenna to the Afterworld, out now on CD, LP, cassette, and digital. http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/antenna

Buy on iTunes

Sonny & The Sunsets - palmreader

The new Fanfarlo album Let's Go Extinct is out on February 10th (in the US February 11th). Official video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8xHq1kdxes

Limited pre-order version - http://www.fanfarlo.com
Pre-order on iTunes - http://bit.ly/letsgoextinct

On tour in Europe and North America throughout spring 2014:
http://fanfarlo.com/shows

Landlocked

Big Sean f/ Lil Wayne & Jhene Aiko. Beware. Available on iTunes now. 
http://smarturl.it/ibewareex

Hall Of Fame

Beware (feat. Lil Wayne & Jhené Aiko)

Yachtpunk from Amsterdam.

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Which Side Are You On

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