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Happy Releaseday HELLO EMERSON.

New Album out now.

Happy Releaseday: Hello Emerson‘ new record ‘To Keep Him Here’ out now.

I’m so thrilled to share this album with you. I could say many things, but I’ll leave it at this. I am proud of what we made. It helped me grow through a difficult time and come out a better person. And I am thankful for the family and friends by my side throughout it.

I think the album pairs well with a comforting drink of your choice, a comfortable place to sit, and about 40 minutes of sustained attention (for me, that’s a decaf irish coffee on the long mustard-yellow couch in front of my stereo). But that’s just me — you can enjoy it however you’d like to. Sam Brodary / Hello Emerson

You can order the record as CD or LP in our shop. Happy Releaseday.

this album is the collective effort of eleven people who decided that songs are important.

// crafted with care by Hello Emerson //

sam emerson bodary | songs, guitars, vocals, synths, production

daniel lawrence seibert | percussion, synths, arrangements, production

jack keating doran | keyboards, production

// with chamber contributions from Knisely //

evan lynch | clarinet

helen cates | violin

shine robison | piano

zach koors | vibraphone

// and these thoughtful collaborators //

benjamin ahlteen | bass guitar

tony rice | recording, mixing production

glenn davis | mastering

// recorded at //

the annex in pinckney, mi

oranjudio in columbus, oh

tony’s basement

sam’s closet

// featuring the voice of david lawrence bodary //

recorded by StoryCorps on july 14th, 2019

HELLO EMERSON – new singles, videos & european tourdates

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Hello Emerson put out two more singles (and videos) of the new Album ‘To Keep Him Here’.
Check out the European tourdates in Mai.

11.05.2024 Karlsruhe – NUN
12.05.2024 Fürth – Kopf & Kragen 
14.05.2024 Bayreuth – Neuneinhalb 
15.05.2024 Dresden – Beatpol (support für Husten)
16.05.2024 Wetzlar – Franzis 
18.05.2024 Crailsheim – 7180 Bar
21.05.2024 Berlin – Insel Biergarten
22.05.2024 Hamburg –  Knust Lattenplatz 
23.05.2024 Lübeck – Tonfink 
25.05.2024 Langenberg – KGB with GARDA
26.05.2024 Dresden – Blue Note

(more dates will folllow)

The whole album ” to Keep Him Here ” focuses on an event in 2017 that landed my father in the hospital for nine days, without any memory to explain why. This is about first hearing the news.

I remember that I got a call from Mom at work on a Wednesday. In a little office with a little window that looked out at the parking lot. And she didn’t really have any information. Just that she was on the highway driving up to the University of Michigan hospital. She called me to let me know, and to prepare me for when she called back later – either to tell me to stay home or to drive up.

Part of the difficulty of everything is that the event that led to his injury was a random accident while he was doing a random act of kindness. There’s nothing that anyone could do to prevent it. There’s no one to blame. We can do everything we can to avoid carcinogens, keep ourselves healthy, work out, eat well, and it is worth doing. But it also means nothing at the same time, because that’s just how the world works.

I hope you listen, reflect, and maybe share it with someone who’s been in a similar situation.
Sam Brodary / Hello Emerson


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“Tupperware for Glass” new single by HEllo Emerson

“Tupperware for Glass” is the first single of the upcoming album “To Keep Him Here” by Hello Emerson.

Now you can preorder the new album as limited vinyl or cd in our shop.

“Thanks for listening to our new single Tupperware for Glass (tiny desk video) — it’s the opening salvo for our third album, due out in a matter of weeks. I’m more proud of it than anything I’ve made (ever) and I’m so thrilled to share it with you.”

“If you listened to it, you probably noticed it starts with a man’s voice. That’s my father, recounting his last memories before a serious and sudden accident wiped his memory and landed him in the hospital for nine days. At the end of the story, he’s alive and well (though with less of a filter and no sense of smell). But at the time, I was certain that I would never speak to him again. During those nine days, the family walked the balance beam between pulling for his recovery and steeling ourselves to say goodbye. It was difficult — and it require some unpacking.”

“For me, unpacking all of that meant making a record from it.His voice carries us through the entire 40 minutes, with additional chamber instrumentation from Knisely. I am so excited to share it with you — and I believe that it can provide some comfort and solace to people who have also sit in hospital rooms with loved ones, without much productive to do but hope.”

Cheers,

Sam & Hello Emerson

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Happy Releaseday Heated Land!

Heated Land’ brandnew record ‘Forest Tapes’ is out today. Check the Shop for the limited Vinyl. We have CDs too.

Forest Tapes by Heated Land

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Heated Land – Forest Tapes
Release Date: SEP 29, 2023
Limited Vinyl (317 copies) & Digital
Preorder now

„Forest Tapes“ is a new album by Heated Land. It was recorded directly to tape through just one microphone in a living room in Southern Germany and it is – we are not kidding – one of the best sounding and most soulful pieces of music we have heard in a long time.

Live performance has always been at the heart of Heated Land’s music. These recording sessions with their long-time collaborator Torsten Lang – despite being carefully engineered and rehearsed – capture the band’s essence: Andi Mayrock’s rugged, feral songwriting and lyricism at the core of timeless, ever-changing, free-flowing songs about eternity, nature, capitalism, self-knowledge, and community. 

The record’s track list is comprised of new, unreleased material and new versions of songs from their two previous albums. It has a bluegrassy mood to it, but not one of wild improvisation. The minimalism of Wilhelmine Schwabs violin suggests she carefully chose only the most devastatingly beautiful notes. Raja Ghraizi’s lead guitar playing is otherworldly. Time and again, a small choir weighs in. No drums, no overdubs, no editing. 

They are being joined by Simon Preuss double bass on the b-side of the album. Their landlord, the stone sculptor and musician Milan Lipsky, contributes saxophone to an epic version of “Off The Trees”. He wound up playing his part out on the snowy terrace through a half-open door to not disrupt the carefully balanced sound image. It was ok. The music on “Forest Tapes” turned into a cozy fireplace.

Happy Releaseday ‘Until the Rivers run dry’

John Blek’s new record ‘Until the Rivers run dry’ is out today. You will find the regular pressing and the very limited magenta colored vinyl in our shop.

“Until The Rivers Run Dry is John Blek’s most romantic, relaxed and readily accessible work to date. It finds him at the peak of his powers, although we expect more great things to come.” Folk Radio UK

“…you might wonder why on earth Blek remains one of Ireland’s best-kept secrets.” (4,5 von 5) – The Irish Times

Wayne Graham – ISH

New WAYNE GRAHAM record ‘ISH’ will be out 2022/11/11.
Now available for preorder as limited coloured snot green vinyl, yellow vinyl, regular black vinyl, digi-sleeve CD and ‘The ultimate WAYNE GRAHAM Vinyl bundle.