First Single ~ brooklyn 97202 ~ from new album released today!
The album’s first single, “brooklyn 97202,” is about his SE Portland neighborhood.
“I chose this as the first single because I really wanted to release it in the summer. It’s a summer song, as well as a good example and introduction of what the band sounds like.”
“Almost everyday I walk the same route around my neighborhood,” he continues. “Most of the lyrics for this album I came up with on these walks. Last summer I felt hyper aware of the phenomenon that happens in the Pacific Northwest, after a long and dreary winter/spring, the lights come back on and everything turns from grey to technicolor overnight. And there is a collective lift in everyone’s mood. The lights coming back on has definite parallels with the seasonal depression that a lot people suffer living in this area.”
The band includes drummer Joe Mengis (Eels), Tim Murphy (RoughCuts) on bass and backing vocals, and Todd Wright on electric guitars.