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Published: 2010/06/02
The World Premiere of Tea Leaf Green’s "Dreaming Without Sleeping"
June 8th is the official release date of Looking West, the first studio recording from Tea Leaf Green since 2008. This disc offers a number of songs that the group has performed live but has yet to record in the studio setting. The group’s Trevor Garrod explains, “We’ve been waiting a long time to make this record.” We’re now offering up the premiere of the album’s second track, “Dreaming Without Sleeping.”
Here’s what songwriter Garrod had to say about the song: “I’ve always been a little wary of the unknown powers of certain talismans: golden lockets, photographs, crystals, lucky socks, all these things that people carry around with them. While they might be bringing luck, couldn’t they just as easily be carrying curses? Or perhaps, those pieces once lucky have of late run out of charm. One day I was feeling a little low down in a dry river bed somewhere in west Texas. I couldn’t decide if my life was lucky or cursed, if anything was worth while, indeed, if there was any point in living at all. A funny little chicken feather flew past and I reached out and caught it. I still have that chicken feather today…”
As for the album itself, he adds “It’s almost as if we’ve loved these songs too much and were afraid to encase them forever behind the iron bars of a vacuum sealed, shrink wrapped studio album. We have come to realize that we can only truly set these beloved tunes free by putting them all down on a record. We are releasing them into the wild. We are casting them out to sea. We are ‘Looking West’ into the setting sun and launching them into outer space. These songs are messages in bottles washed up on foreign shores, alien transmissions from distant worlds, memories from our fading youth, and reminders of our endless and repetitious search for love and freedom.”
Click here to listen to ““Dreaming Without Sleeping.”
Relix A/V
Dan Bern & Common Rotation "We Will Not Be Divided"
Here’s a look at the ongoing collaboration between Dan Bern and Common Rotation. The four musicians recently stopped by Relix to perform this song which originally appeared on Bern’s Anthems EP.
Strange Thunder: The Evolution of Howlin Rain
Acclaimed photographer Pamela Littky directed this short film, which shares the story of Howlin Rain. Rick Rubin produced the group’s next album, The Russian Wilds, which is set for a February 12 release.
Superhuman Happiness "See Me On My Way"
Superhuman Happiness grace the Relix boiler room with an unreleased tune.
The Thousand Pities "Super High Moon"
Here is the premiere of the video created by animator and artist, Jelani John for The Thousand Pities’ “Super High Moon.” The group’s debut album Believe in Sound was released last year.
RatDog Exclusive Rehearsal Footage
TRI has kindly shared some exclusive footage of “New Minglewood Blues” from yesterday’s rehearsal. Tune into TRI Studios at 5pm PST (8pm EST) tonight to catch RatDog’s return!
Yarn "Annie"
Here’s a previously unreleased song that is set to appear on the next studio album from Yarn.
World Premiere: Bad Weather California "I’ll Reach Out My Hand"
Bad Weather California’s new LP Sunkissed, is their debut for Akron/Family’s Family Tree Records. Here is the premiere video of the first track from Sunkissed, which set for a February 21 release.
Spindrift "Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie"
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Dar Williams "The Easy Way"
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