Hi Mastodon,
I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.
I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (https://alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/album/a-cufflink-wearing-guy)
There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.
The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown
Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL
#songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record
The Erasure of a Civilisation Part 2 of Donald Trump, the War on Iran, and the Rules Nobody’s Enforcing
On the morning of April 7, Donald Trump posted that a whole civilisation would die that night. He was not bluffing. Part Two of Urban Wronski’s Operation Epic Fury series examines the systematic destruction of Iranian universities, libraries and cultural institutions, the weapons tested on children, and what it means that none of the rules are being enforced.
Listening to Dandelion Radio which I highly recommend, and their Festive 50 which I caught most of around Xmas but not the top part...
And this song stuck out as saying it most about these times even though it's from a year ago , Jonathan Richman vibes.
Jeffrey Lewis is always ace. And 100% real independent like the radio station.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiZ5aPlvnNU
https://www.dandelionradio.com/
#dandelionradio #johnpeel #festive50 #jeffreylewis #music #indie #punk #nsfw
#JeffreyLewis (@armscontrolwonk.bsky.social)
https://bsky.app/profile/armscontrolwonk.bsky.social/post/3maqtbwklac2v
> The #NewSTART treaty doesn't expire until February 5. Stationing #Oreshnik in #Belarus prior to it's expiration is one last violation of the treaty. 🧵
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Jeffrey Lewis:
🎵 Movie Date
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Jeffrey Lewis:
🎵 Roll Bus Roll
from the album 'Em Are I (2009)
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Peter Stampfel & Jeffrey Lewis:
🎵 Little Sister in the Sky
https://jeffreylewis.bandcamp.com/track/little-sister-in-the-sky
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