My fave records of 2012 so far

Well, the year's half over and I can feel the voracious music consumer + 'list nerd' parts of my personality coming to the fore. The following records have given me great pleasure so far in 2012, in no particular order...

Hot Chip - 'In Our Heads'
First Aid Kit - 'The Lion's Roar'
Dirty Three - 'Toward the Low Sun'
Chairlift - 'Something'
Sharon Van Etten - 'Tramp'
Bowerbirds - 'The Clearing'
Father John Misty - 'Fear Fun'
Gaz Coombes - 'Hear Come the Bombs'
James Thomson - 'James Thomson'
Jonathan Boulet - 'We Keep the Beat...'
The Tallest Man on Earth - 'There's No Leaving Now'
Dirty Projectors - 'Swing Lo Magellan'
Sigur Ros - 'Valtari'

Discarded album titles

I thought I'd share a bunch of titles that I considered for my album but ultimately decided against. Why do this? Well, sometimes you gotta purge! Also, it's currently 5am in my part of the world and a head cold is keeping me awake. I am beyond clogged up. It feels like the Kardashians have taken up residence in my sinuses. So here you go...

Discarded album titles

 

Single Frames

Cythera

Nostalgia for a Time I Never Lived In

A Walk Down to the Railroad

The Eavesdrop

18th Century Flight 

While I'm here, this happened yesterday - http://whothehell.net/archives/14533 - nice!

And I should add that if you've been digging 'Washed Ashore', feel free to leave me a review over here - http://triplejunearthed.com/edwarddeer

Til next time!

Ed

My new single!

Excited to announce that the first single from my forthcoming debut album can now be streamed online. Here's the link - http://soundcloud.com/edwarddeer/washed-ashore 

It'll be up on iTunes etc sometime next week. A few people have been asking about the lyrics, so here they are... 

Washed Ashore

With open arms, we criticise

Then pass the blame and apologise

Go read a book, or step outside

We do our best to run and hide.

Pigs might fly and a comet could break the sky

But I could never doubt you

To try and save my pride

To stem the tide

To compromise.

We wash ashore, our bodies tired

Then we evolve and multiply

I’ll clean the stove, you stoke the fire

We don’t complain, we just perspire.

Hell might freeze, and the earth could fall to its knees

But I could never doubt you

To try and save my pride

To stem the tide

To compromise.

An update

I know this blog has been lying dormant as of late, but I've finally finished my record so I'll be updating pretty regularly from now on. I'm 90% sure that my album will be called '18th Century Flight' and I'm 100% sure that it's set for Australian release this September through Laughing Outlaw Records. I'll be uploading a new single called 'Washed Ashore' within the next week or so. Stay tuned...!

Upcoming Sydney shows

Kicking off 2012 with a few local gigs, starting this Tuesday...


TUES 17 JAN - FACTORY FLOOR, 105 Victoria Road Marrickville (w/ Gabriel Lynch, Caitlin Harnett and Achoo! Bless You). I'm onstage 9:30pm. Tix $10 on the door, or pre-sale here.

SUN 5 FEB - THE ANNANDALE (w/ Jamie Hutchings, Charlie Horse, Wilding and James Thomson). Tix on door.

FRI 10 FEB - NOTES, NEWTOWN (Suzy Connelly album launch). Tix here.

TUES 28 FEB - GREEN ROOM LOUNGE BAR, ENMORE. Details TBA.

The 12th Song

Happy new year all!

With 2011 over, so too is my free-song-a-month experiment. It's been an interesting ride and I'll blog some reflections on the whole thing soon.

Meanwhile, please find over on the left (or in your inbox if you're on the list) - a new song called 'Bailey'.

In addition to working on this tune, I've been busy trying to complete my debut album, which should (*hopefully*) be ready soon and will be released through Laughing Outlaw Records within the coming months.

My next gig is at the Factory in Marrickville for Gabriel Lynch's album launch on Tues Jan 17. Tix HERE

As always, thanks so much for listening.