When My Life Is Done

Stoked once again to announce the release of my new video for the first single from my second album, SO WIRED, When My Life Is Done.

I shot this in VideoSongs format - a technique popularized (and maybe started) by indie heroes Pomplamoose, and more specifically, the male half of that group, Jack Conte. If you haven't checked out Jack's solo work and Pomplamoose's catalog, do so immediately! I blogged about him in my 5 New Albums That Blow Me Away list.

VideoSongs are a way of documenting the recording of a song - sharing an otherwise personal, intense experience with others. It was fun to do, but I have to say that my calling seems to clearly be on the musical, rather than visual, side of things.

Gracias to Canyon Russell for helping me out with the camera.

Of course, YouTube Likes and Comments always appreciated! Subscribe here. Have at it.

5 New Albums That Blow Me Away

We music lovers went through a long-ass drought from the late-nineties through a couple years ago. Uggh, it was awful. Not as bad as late-eighties, but pretty nasty.

I get so energized and inspired when I continually am exposed to new music, easily found now, that is original, catchy, creative as hell, and doesn't sound like something that I won't listen to in a couple years. This stuff sounds classic to me. So stoked.

There are other albums than these five, but I'll save em for future posts. These are fueling me right now. [In no order]:

INFINITE ARMS by Band of Horses  -  I haven't been into a new album like this in a while. Every track is classic, passionately executed, and just freaking awesome.

FURR by Blitzen Trapper  -  Nary do I like a concept album, or even count lyrics as being just as worthwhile as the music, but in this case, I've made an exception. I realize it's not their latest (Destroyer of the Void), but I'm still processing that.

THE SUBURBS by Arcade Fire  -  Oh, the songwriting, the originality, and the production - so sweet. It's like Bowie and Talking Heads and raw eggs all mixed together.

FREE AT LAST by Josh Fix  -  Power Pop Goodness, kids. One-man-band mentality that appeals to me, with all the bells and whistles, but the songwriting is there, and that's what makes it.

VS4 by Jack Conte  -  He of Pomplamoose (purveyor of the VideoSong), but this is his one-man-band solo record, and it's all over the place stylistically, but SUPER-catchy and so well done. Loving it right now.

In fact, let's do a Conte standout-track vid here.  Sw'!