Love as Laughter, 'All Parts of Me' -- Video Premiere
- Posted on Jul 22nd 2008 12:00PM by Mike Spinella
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Brooklyn's Love as Laughter take you on a psychedelic joyride through sound and vision on 'All Parts of Me,' the lead track off the veteran band's sixth album, 'Holy.' The LP marks their first on Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace label. "This record sounds like I've just eaten a bunch of Skittles and spit 'em out as songs," singer Sam Jayne tells Spinner. Its safe to say that director Daniel Perez had a similar vision when he brought the bands jangly new tune to life. Have an exclusive look. Buy it on iTunes.
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roxygr81at 7-22-2008
Hey- though you might enjoy this. Please take a chance to listen and let me know if you would be intrested in reviewing it!
Happy listening,
Jess
ANDY MULLEN: THE TOENAIL JAR
Is He Folk Music’s New Bad Boy?
“Andy Mullen sports the rich baritone of Crash Test Dummies' Brad Roberts and a sense of humor somewhere between Bob Newhart and a classic cast of Saturday Night Live. “
_ Performing Songwriter
Andy Mullen plays music that he describes as, “folk fusion,” but don’t get the wrong idea, there is nothing sedate or staid about it. Rather, his music bursts out of the speakers in a stream of imagery and sound, and Mullen’s command of his craft is so palpable that in listening, one immediately knows they are hearing an artist with his own unique vision of life and music.
His new self-produced album, The Toenail Jar, downloadable for free at his site www.andymullenmusic.com, showcases the NYC based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist coming of age both as a musician and as a person in a multitude of ways.
His clever lyrics will instantly grab your attention, but behind the humor is a man with a fierce intelligence and the soul of a poet. His ability to fashion the insane beauty and unexpected heartache of everyday life into short, well-crafted songs with catchy melodies and sharply etched image is remarkable.” _PlanetOut.com
Featuring his exceptional finger-picking style on guitar, the songs’ arrangements are uncommonly skillful, with light and subtle touches, like the fiddle and djembe on “Sun Goes Up, Sun Goes Down,” and the galloping banjo on “Quit Quittin’,” all which inspire a quiet sense of joy and wonder.
The utterly moving “So Does The Beer” tells the story of the death of his father, who died while he recorded the album. The song is an affectingly wry observation on love and loss; his vocals perfectly convey the balance of sadness and acceptance, while never succumbing to excessive sentimentality.
“Simple and stunning acoustic folk.” _Hybrid
But the album is also a showcase for Mullen’s wry and subtly wicked sense of humor, befitting an artist who calls himself “Folk Music’s New Bad Boy.” “Crooked Deck” inspires a multitude of smiles, in his description of himself as a man in possession of only, “The same rhyme all the time/Smokes and jokes and a dozen lines/They say that all I ever sing about is booze.” It’s ironic without being at all jaded, and in that, it is utterly invigorating.
For more information on Andy Mullen, contact:
Jess Haviland
PAI Media Ink
212.206.1598
jess@paimedia.com
Download The Toenail Jar at: www.andymullenmusic.com