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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
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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
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This week for the Thursday Five List, @neurothing wants us talking about transparent stuff, with a theme of "The Glass."
Okay, challenge accepted.
4Minute - Mirror Mirror https://song.link/us/i/1336755798
Melissa Ethridge - Come To My Window https://song.link/us/i/1440885452
Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass https://song.link/us/i/258646686
Meat Loaf - Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are https://song.link/i/1440790606
They Might Be Giants - Window https://song.link/us/i/300953881
#Music #TheGlass #ThursdayFiveList #KPop #4Minute #MeatLoaf #AnnieLennox #MelissaEthridge #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #AltRock #RockMusic #NewWave
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This week for the Thursday Five List, @neurothing wants us talking about transparent stuff, with a theme of "The Glass."
Okay, challenge accepted.
4Minute - Mirror Mirror https://song.link/us/i/1336755798
Melissa Ethridge - Come To My Window https://song.link/us/i/1440885452
Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass https://song.link/us/i/258646686
Meat Loaf - Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are https://song.link/i/1440790606
They Might Be Giants - Window https://song.link/us/i/300953881
#Music #TheGlass #ThursdayFiveList #KPop #4Minute #MeatLoaf #AnnieLennox #MelissaEthridge #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #AltRock #RockMusic #NewWave
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So, today's Thursday Five List from @neurothing has a theme of "The Rain," which I've been forgetting to do for a while.
Let's do this.
Dreamcatcher - Rainy Day https://song.link/us/i/1695507165
Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains https://song.link/us/i/1440827326
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande - Rain on Me https://song.link/us/i/1500952424
They Might Be Giants - Pencil Rain https://song.link/us/i/1439225265
Travis - Why Does it Always Rain on Me? https://song.link/us/i/1458138364
#ThursdayFiveList #Music #TheRain #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #KPop #Dreamcatcher #LadyGaga #ArianaGrande #Garbage #AltRock #Travis
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So, today's Thursday Five List from @neurothing has a theme of "The Rain," which I've been forgetting to do for a while.
Let's do this.
Dreamcatcher - Rainy Day https://song.link/us/i/1695507165
Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains https://song.link/us/i/1440827326
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande - Rain on Me https://song.link/us/i/1500952424
They Might Be Giants - Pencil Rain https://song.link/us/i/1439225265
Travis - Why Does it Always Rain on Me? https://song.link/us/i/1458138364
#ThursdayFiveList #Music #TheRain #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #KPop #Dreamcatcher #LadyGaga #ArianaGrande #Garbage #AltRock #Travis
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Okay, so @neurothing's #ThursdayFiveList has a theme of #TheLast in honor of the last days of August.
Alabama 3 - Last Train to Mashville https://songwhip.com/alabama-3/last-train-to-mashville
Blackpink - As If It's Your Last https://songwhip.com/blackpink/as-if-its-your-last
Bowling for Soup - The Last Rock Show https://songwhip.com/bowlingforsoup/the-last-rock-show
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me https://songwhip.com/the-drifters/save-the-last-dance-for-me1962
They Might Be Giants - Last Wave https://songwhip.com/they-might-be-giants/last-wave
Tags: #Music #NewWave #AltRock #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #A3 #Alabama3 #Funk #EDM #TheDrifters #DooWop #RNBMusic #Soul #KPop #Blackpink #BowlingForSoup #PopPunk #Rock
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Okay, so @neurothing's #ThursdayFiveList has a theme of #TheLast in honor of the last days of August.
Alabama 3 - Last Train to Mashville https://songwhip.com/alabama-3/last-train-to-mashville
Blackpink - As If It's Your Last https://songwhip.com/blackpink/as-if-its-your-last
Bowling for Soup - The Last Rock Show https://songwhip.com/bowlingforsoup/the-last-rock-show
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me https://songwhip.com/the-drifters/save-the-last-dance-for-me1962
They Might Be Giants - Last Wave https://songwhip.com/they-might-be-giants/last-wave
Tags: #Music #NewWave #AltRock #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #A3 #Alabama3 #Funk #EDM #TheDrifters #DooWop #RNBMusic #Soul #KPop #Blackpink #BowlingForSoup #PopPunk #Rock
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I feel a #ThatFirstTime #JukeboxFridayNight post would be incomplete if I did not also post "Particle Man" by They Might Be Giants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsAiCs66l40
Hearing that song on #TinyToons was...a musical awakening for me. It started me on the path of actually venturing out and discovering music that I liked, not merely what my parents listened to.
Also, TMBG are awesome.
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I feel a #ThatFirstTime #JukeboxFridayNight post would be incomplete if I did not also post "Particle Man" by They Might Be Giants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsAiCs66l40
Hearing that song on #TinyToons was...a musical awakening for me. It started me on the path of actually venturing out and discovering music that I liked, not merely what my parents listened to.
Also, TMBG are awesome.