we all smile, we all sing. 

more tracks [doves, john martyn, delphic, turin brakes + more] added to my #beachgaze inspirations playlist. 

a lo-fi losangelican love letter to record stores, 90s UK indie, the beach, toro y moi, primal scream, jai paul, the beta band, beck, jay som, the charlatans, kings of convenience, the isley brothers, dj shadow, unkle, david axelrod, n.e.r.d., damon albarn, shoegaze, and you.

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written and recorded in my garage in los angeles and my bedroom in nashville.

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lately - i’ve always loved that heavy cello that underpins “the number song” on endtroducing and wanted to create something similar on this chorus

so you say - a combination of athletic acoustic guitar and rave pianos

stay gold - stay true

be by you - all the time

higher - dance in slow motion

alright alright - it’s all going to be alright. (also i love those fuzzy organ keys that come in after the chorus.)

won’t you stay - if four tet ever went full indie-folk but kept the beats in the club

anywhere else - i recorded the waves at playa del rey beach on my iphone in a very strong wind. then thought i’d add some meditative drums and bleeps.

away - “nursery rhyme” by unkle ft badly drawn boy on the psyence fiction album was always a great palate cleanser when listening to the album all the way through. this is my version of that, with added flute on the chorus.

the only one - love this percussion that sounds like you’re rattling the cutlery drawer

so nearly home - when you’re just about to get something you’ve wanted and worked towards for so, so, so long. this is that feeling.

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thank you for listening.

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more tracks [la funk mob, ltj bukem, martyn, air + more] added to the #beachgaze inspirations playlist