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"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

Boy From School - Grizzly Bear (Hot Chip Cover)

Music/Lyrics by Eleanor Dunlop
Produced by Simon Todkill
Piano: Eleanor Dunlop
Guitar/Bass: Jonathan 'Kid' Khor
Drums/Percussion: Alex O'Toole

© & ℗  Eleanor Dunlop

Eleanor Dunlop - Rollin' On

Millionyoung's remix of Geographer's track 'I'm Ready' off the album Ghost Modern, out now 

Official Website: bit.ly/1t3ewIN
iTunes: apple.co/1xrQLNh
Amazon: amzn.to/1CQY42U
Google Play: bit.ly/1GLgBvg

Geographer - I'm Ready (Millionyoung Remix)

I do NOT own the rights to any portion of these songs whatsoever.
But its very simple:
Music By: Vulfpeck
Vocals (see below)

Beastly Words:
1)Two Words - Mos Def Verse
2)Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz

Deantown all over the World:
1)Pimpin all over the World - Ludacris

Shake that Ass Cory Wong:
1)Shake that - Eminem feat Nate Dogg

please listen and enjoy!!

Shake That Ass Cory Wong (MASHUP || SHAKE THAT vs. CORY WONG)

Jack Peñate - "Everything is New"

Tennis - Origins

Relief available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/relief-single/id548287526?uo=4

Teenage five-piece, Coastal Cities are set to release a new single on Once Upon A Time Records on the 30th of July 2012.

‘Relief’, a song about the desperation of youth to break out and start living their dreams, is the bands second single and comes backed with another new song ‘The Voyage’. Both tracks were recorded earlier this year in Hackney, London, with new British producer Hugh Worskett.

Available to download, the new single is the follow up to their recent debut  ‘Think Tank’ EP which was released in December 2011 and picked up airplay from amongst others Huw Stephens, Jen Long and Rob Da Bank at Radio 1, Steve Lamacq and Chris Hawkins at 6 Music, XFM’s John Kennedy, Charlie Ashcroft and Paul Lester at Amazing Radio amongst others.

Coastal Cities formed 2009 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, when Declan (guitar/vocals), Sean (guitar) and Lewis (drums) met in school detention and discovered a mutual love of 80's New Wave and dance music as well as a shared lethargy with the pop-punk/hardcore bands that dominated the local music scene. The three started practicing together in a family garden shed and after recruiting Dan (bass) and William (keys). Although the band have so far only played a handful of live shows they are developing a growing fanbase and can count The Drums as well as the aforementioned radio disc jockeys among their followers.

Coastal Cities will play the following shows over the Summer, more dates will be announced in the very near future.

LIVE DATES: 
JUN 15TH STRANGER DANGER @ 93 FT EAST , LONDON 
JUL 04TH SIMPLY RAD @ QUEEN OF HOXTON, LONDON 
AUG 17TH BELUSHI'S, BATH W/ CRASH & THE COOTS 
SEP 01ST 1234 FESTIVAL, SHOREDITCH, LONDON 
OCT 27TH THE DRY BAR, MANCHESTER, UK

“These young kids should make followers very soon. You only need to hear the irresistible Think Tank to be convinced” Les Inrocks (FR)

“Coastal Cities are the UK's next bright young things” Neon Gold (US)

“Better make room for a new band crush” Nylon Magazine (US)

“Coastal Cities display a collective union that all the best groups possess” Breaking More Waves (UK)

“What we actually have here is a set of young creative artists that have produced an EP of such skillful design that it simply cannot be ignored”  The Recommender (UK)

Relief (Edit)

Alabama Shakes - Be Mine - Jools Holland Live 2012 

Shake That Ass Cory Wong (MASHUP || SHAKE THAT vs. CORY WONG)

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