Blue Heron - Everything Fades - VINYL LP

On limited Metallic Silver color vinyl. The Line of Best Fit once said, InchJodi has left us broken, bereft but in awe of a talent that can take a couple of seconds and make it your whole world.Inch Jodi is the project of New Jersey-raised, Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Nick Levine, whose soft-spoken songs deliver a series of intimate world building moments capable of shattering a listener's temporal and emotional boundaries. It is a type of gentle yet deeply powerful songwriting for fans of artists like Jason Molina, Mount Eerie, Karen Dalton, Julie Doiron, and Duster. For Levine, Jodi is tentatively described as an alter-ego, a lens in which they can ask questions, push boundaries and step outside of their inner world. Debut full length Blue Heron captures Levine's continued search for meaning; a search where a couple of chance encounters with a bird-a great blue heron- taught them to embrace the fortuity of creative expression and surrender to it's symbolism as a metaphor for understanding their own work. Levine encountered the blue heron first while writing the project, and a second time while recording it. In the first encounter, InchIt pulled me out of a spiral,Inch they say. InchMaybe you're not in the amount of control that you think and that's actually a good thing. There's so much life happening outside of your head and that's really grounding to remember.Inch It was this initial chance encounter that urged Levine to get outside of their own head and breathe the bigger picture more deeply into their writing.Later, during their final days of recording those songs, Levine was visited by a second blue heron. For them, it was a sure sign. Committing fully to the symbolism, Levine had a large blue heron tattooed on their back and submerged themself in a freezing Chicago pond as a means to forever memorialize the Blue Heron as both the album c

Big Crown Records is proud to present the sophomore full-length from Les Imprimes, Fading Forward. Spearheaded by self taught multi-instrumentalist and producer Morten Martens, this album explores mortality, escapism, and a myriad of experiences associated with love.Martens made a tremendous impression with his highly acclaimed 2023 debut Rêverie and has since cultivated a diehard fanbase whose demographics are as wide-ranging as the influences that shape his music. He mixes tones from '60s and '70s Soul with arrangement nods to Doo-Wop records, takes drum energy from Hip-Hop, and covers the whole thing with vocal stylings from '90s & 2000s Alternative. But it is Martens' lyrics, emotion, and delivery that truly bring everything together and help him stand out from his peers. There's an infectiousness and pop sensibility in the writing that is executed with utmost class and taste, giving Les Imprimés the rare quality of immediate attraction that only deepens the more you listen.Hailing from Kristiansand, Norway, Martens plays nearly every instrument on Fading Forward, produces and arranges the album, and of course sings. InchIt's soul music, but I don't exactly have the soul voice,Inch Morten explains humbly. InchBut I do it my own way, in a way that's mine.InchAlbum opener InchYou & IInch is Morten's homage to his partner who sticks it out Inchthrough the chaos and the blundersInch with him. Punchy drums and cascading pianos make this one a proper two-stepper and an anthem for those lucky enough to find someone who understands them and helps in the parts of life they need it. InchAgain & AgainInch slows the pace and deals with the heavier side of love & life as Martens professes his resilience through the mishaps, the heartbreak, and the let downs of love affairs gone wrong. InchUntainted LoveInch brings the sweet side of new love center stage with a tune that plays

With Jesus Lizard rhythms over melodies that channel early Sonic Youths' more aggressive atmospheres, Chicago-based Heavy Seas makes it's debut this summer. Everything Breaks marks the first ten songs from singer/guitarist Jeff Dean (All Eyes West, Dead Ending, The Bomb), drummer Ronnie DiCola (All Eyes West, The Arrivals) and bassist Katie Karpowicz (Airstream Futures). Everything Breaks was recorded with J. Robbins (Jawbox, Government Issue) at Robbins' Magpie Cage Recording Studio in Baltimore. Robbins and co-producer Rodrigo Palma (Saves The Day) channeled the raw talent and energy of a newly formed band into a that's as controlled as it is catchy. Jay Robbins had this to say about the band InchThe music and the energy in all of Jeff Dean's bands has always been great, but there's something about the chemistry between the players in Heavy Seas that makes it extra-special,Inch Robbins shares. InchKatie's bass melodies, Ronnie's incredible drumming pushing everything forward, and last but not least the fact that, after so many years as a guitarist with a distinctive sound and energy, Jeff has taken this big leap to become the singer as well. Maybe for that reason it feels like his most personal project. The record (as usual with Jeff's bands) was a lot of fun to make, but as a friend I'm also proud of Jeff for putting himself on the line in this way, and it's awesome to see the real friendships at the core of this band, as Katie and Ronnie really got. Album Tracks 1. Everything Breaks 2. Waves and Dreams 3. Oscillation 4. Fade Away 5. Caved in 6. Unwound 7. In Flux 8. Listen 9. Monuments 10. With the Days