Last month my friend and fellow Nashville artist Prattle On, Rick released another beautiful EP Songs of Our Fathers. Wrapped in the same vocal and instrumental sense of harmony, melody, and rhythm that has captured the attention of all who can slow down from the daily hustle and listen, the EP is an entrancing homage to the values and stories of our elders. If you have a moment, I encourage you to stop by and check it out.
greybarrel, my brother’s band in San Francisco, is releasing their debut EP today. Download it here for whatever price suits you. I recorded, co-produced, and played drums and bass on the EP. And did I mention that my brother sings his ass off?
Starting today and continuing through Saturday morning (12/17), use the discount code “TSXMAS” at checkout to save 20% on everything on the music page. The record will ship within 48 hours (usually 24), plenty of time to get orders in for Christmas gifts!
Today’s the day. I’m excited to announce the release of The Supremes on Night Orchard Recordings.
The Supremes (released 2011/12/06)
01 __ Don’t Let the Sun Catch You in Bed (Clarence Thomas)
02 __ The Hapless Toad (John Roberts)
03 __ To Cecelia (Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
04 __ Blister King (Stephen Breyer)
05 __ Margaret and Elena (Elena Kagan)
06 __ Slurry Lake (Anthony Kennedy)
07 __ Thank Harriet (Samuel Alito)
08 __ No No I’m Sorry You Can’t (Antonin Scalia)
09 __ Sonia (Sonia Sotomayor)
10 __
CD and digital download available here.
(I’ll check back in as it becomes available on other sites and stores around our great internet.)
Check out the blog I kept up while I wrote and recorded the songs here.
(includes lyrics and a bit of background on each of the songs)
On 2011/12/06 The Supremes, my concept record about the Supreme Court of the United States, will be released on Night Orchard Recordings. I’ll be adding places where it can be downloaded/ordered over the course of the next week or so. Check back for updates!
My good friend Tate Eskew release his first solo record, Semiotics, this month. It’s an incredible work of creativity in writing and sound-sculpting. I had the opportunity to play drums on the record. Give it a listen here.
Another year, another RPM Challenge completed. Meet The Supremes: a collection of songs inspired by the 9 justices on the Roberts court. At points, it didn’t seem like it would get finished but, somehow, it always does. Songs range from To Cecelia, a thank you from Ruth Bader Ginsberg to her deceased mother, to Slurry Lake, the result of an unfortunate majority opinion on pollution written by Anthony Kennedy.
The Roberts Court
I’ll be working on final mixes and then send it off to get mastered and pressed. I hope to have some copies in my hands within the next couple months.
Nate and I have reached the midway point with the record and as I take a month-long hiatus to do the RPM Challenge, head over to Nate’s website and check out some new pictures of his studio he’s posted.
