Passenger Seat

1 of 4, singles month
additional vocals by - Mona Maruyama 
coverart by jacob sluka, http://slukamakesmakings.tumblr.com/


honey
dip your toes in sand, dreams they often seep
lovely
make me promises you know you couldn't keep

amor

all allowed
im so loud

Harmless Fantasies

Get Better

Taken from the album "Chorus." Out now on Slumberland Records.

Order LP/CD: http://slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/273
Order from iTunes: http://smarturl.it/chorus-itunes

Philadelphia, PA’s Literature features Kevin Attics, Nathaniel Cardaci, Chris Schackerman, and Seth Whaland. Attics, who’d written for numerous music trades as a teen, met Cardaci and Whaland at the house venue they both operated in Austin, TX. Cardaci and Whaland each ran small imprint labels and, a million adventures later, the trio decided to form a band. Upon moving to Philadelphia the group befriended Schackerman who also joined the fold. 

In 2012, following a well-received single and a track on Gerard Cosloy’s “Casual Victim Pile II” compilation they released their debut album, "Arab Spring," which became a cult hit within the indiepop community. That album is sharp and immediate, almost mod-ish in its attack, but always tuneful and going for melody where it counts. They toured the US in support, and have performed with the likes of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Eternal Summers, Ted Leo, Sic Alps, White Fence, Gentlemen Jesse, Hospitality, and Brown Recluse. They also appeared on Terre T's Cherry Blossom Clinic.

In 2013 they released a follow-up 7”, “Tie Dye” and contributed a track to Esopus Magazine alongside artists like Jens Lekman and The Shins. They also played at that year’s NYC Popfest, which helped cement the buzz that was steadily growing amongst savvy pop fans. "Arab Spring" was treated to a re-mastered re-press, which followed the first pressing and quickly sold out.

Autumn of 2013 saw the band begin work on their second album, "Chorus," with lauded engineer Gary Olson (whose body of work includes records by Crystal Stilts, Mad Scene and The Beets) at his Marlborough Farms studio in Brooklyn, NY. As a beautiful autumn turned into one of the harshest winters in recent memory, Olson and the band began stretching out, enhancing the album with studio techniques dating back to the late 60s including true-tape flanging, sending vocals through Leslie speaker cabinets, and the same analog style of automatic double-tracking created at Abbey Road Studios.

The result is an album that is as immediate as it is timeless, full of effortlessly catchy and well-crafted tunes that echo pop legends like Smiths and Orange Juice. All of that time in the studio has resulted in a rich, considered sound that puts the band's arranging and playing front and center. "Chorus" is one of the most exciting pop records in years, and marks Literature at true contenders.

Literature - New Jacket

DOPE NEW TRACK FOR U 2 #SMOKEUP LEAVES -- 

So Blue (Sean Henry on Drums!---)

the demos of all the songs from our smash hit debut ep shawcross plus a sneaky surprise at the end.

get all these hits and other versions of the same hits on a wacky coloured cassette here: https://solitairerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shawcross

mastered by hamma mitchell the baddest of boys


wednesdaywithvocals

Deep shamanic trance with a single-tone drum pulse around 2 Hz (≈117 BPM). Minimal, earthy, hypnotic. Dominant drum body near 83 Hz. Layered pure tones emphasize 396 Hz, 432 Hz, and 880 Hz; additional subtle layers at 528/639/727–728 Hz.

Earthbeat 432

Spring come

Fever Dream

on the beach 2

motion pictures (young)

It's Been A While

Turn a leaf a brand new day
Things are getting brighter
Maybe after all I'll stay 
I don't wanna doubt ya

I can't listen to you lie
It only brings me fear that everything's my fault
And I know what you like
Yeah I know what you want
Yeah I know what you want even if you don't

Don't take it out on me
I've been patiently waiting
Honey bunny in the sheets
This is a match made in heaven cause

I can't stand to watch you cry 
It only brings me fear
Now everything's my fault
I'm back and forth again
I'm standing on the fence
But if I bring you joy then maybe it's 
Then maybe it's

Cause I can't to watch you cry 
It only brings me fear that everything's my fault
I'm back and forth again
I'm standing on the fence
But if I bring you joy then maybe it's 
Then maybe it's

2031

recently hacked...

all expressions and messages sent in the last two weeks were not me but a group of individuals spewing hate