The Lodger is British Indie Pop in its purest form. The band was founded in 2004 and had three full length records in 2007 to 2010.
After more than ten years of silence the new album "Cul-De-Sac Of Love" was released in early 2021. In September 2021 a non album single ("Bewildered") will follow.
Discography
Listen to Cul-De-Sac Of Love here:
Bleu is back! Eight long years after his last record the new album "SiX TAPE" is out NOW!
Tracklist
01 I Wanna Write You a Symphony
02 A Crazy Life!
03 Baby By Your Side
04 Kid Someday
05 Love You So
06 Never Believe It
07 Chasin' (featuring Lindsey Ray)
08 Snakes
09 My Emo GF
10 Mercy Girl
Bonus songs (Bandcamp exclusive)
11 Nobody Calls It Rock'n'Roll Anymore
12 JOBS
13 The Animator (featuring Rob Cantor of Tally Hall)
14 Wife Me
15 Alive and Well
Look out for SiX TAPE at Bandcamp (there are 5 exclusive bonus songs).You can gat the digital album, the bonus songs, tickets for a online release party, an handcrafted VHS with the complete album and surprise video content and even a SiX TAPE Canvas 3D Collage made by Bleu.
Aimee Mann is back with her new album: "Queens Of The Summer Hotel" will be out November 05, 2021.
The four track EP record is again a collaboration (like Myhr's 2018 Lucky Day album) made with Nashville-based producer/musician Brad Jones (Josh Rouse, Matthew Sweet, Jill Sobule, Marshall Crenshaw) and fellow Swede Andreas Quincy Dahlbäck.
With a day-gig as songwriting teacher (Luleå University of Technology, The Royal College of Music in Stockholm,) We Wanted To Shine saw Myhr take some of his own songwriting advice:
"As a songwriter you're often looking for a starting point, an idea to spark off. One method I recommend to students is to simply start with a title."
"I had a Tom Petty book on the coffee table in front of me so I opened a page at random and my eyes landed on the words ‘we really wanted to shine’. It was a quote about The Heartbreakers performance at the tribute to George Harrison in The Royal Albert Hall, on the anniversary of his death."
From there, the creative juices flowed.
"The song could be interpreted as being about a struggling musician that craves attention and recognition, which of course is something that I can relate to! But it is also about wanting to succeed and - perhaps a bit amateur psychology - some kind of deep-seated need for validation from your parents."
There’s been talk for years now about the album format being dead. It may or may not be true but David said: "Brad Jones encouraged me to start working in the EP format. I must say I like it. This may be the first in a trilogy. If this is the powerpop EP, maybe the next one will be the acoustic EP. And the third… the Drum&Bass EP!!? We'll see!"
I thought it would be a good idea to give you a quick update for one of my all-time favourite songwriters and musicians: the one and only William Bleu McAuley.
In the recent months there were talks of a:
Sadly, none of these three records have surfaced yet.
In 2020 and 2021 there were a few new songs:
Because we still have to wait for new music, I put together a Rare Song Collection, a collection of my favourite songs which had either no official or just a limited official release. Most of the songs you'll find on Youtube, Spotify or Google (I can't give you a download option, sorry).
01 Funny Feelings (with Bill DeMain) (Demo)
02 Somebody Else (RRC version)
03 Glass Houses (Demo)
04 Afternoon Delight ("Besides" Bonus)
05 Take Cover (from "Besides")
06 Sayonara (RRC Version)
07 Save It For A Rainy Day (from "Besides")
08 Something To Cry About ("Aquavia" Bonus)
09 Ordinary Breakdown (Demo)
10 When it Rains it Pours (Demo)
11 How Blue (Acoustic Mix)
12 Oh No The Radio (RRC Song, Owsley Cover)
13 You Might Think (Cars Cover)
14 Don't Forget About Me (Simply Minds Cover)
15 Baby Come Back
16 Where Do We Go When The Party Is Over (Demo)
17 Terrible Secret (
18 & KT Tunstall - 1000 Years (from "Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast" OST)
19 We Will Find Out (for "Life is Strange")
20 A Watched Pot (from "Besides")
21 & Jim Boggia - Human Nature (Live at The Borderline 2010)
Jason Schwartzman is mostly known for his acting in movies like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Darjeeling Limited or Scott Pilgrim vs the World, but also as the drummer from The Phantom Planet ("California") from 1994 to 2003.
Both are filled with unique and extraordinary catchy songs that may remind you of Jon Brion and Elliot Smith - listen to some of them below.
Sadly Schwartzman stopped his music career for acting, which is a loss (though he is an extraordinary actor, too).
