Sonny and the sunsets albums, songs, and news pitchfork. This item has now sold out but take a look at what else we have in by sonny and the sunsets or similar artists. Check out longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets on amazon music. Longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets album, alt. June 6, 20 sonny and the sunsets antenna to the afterworld 20 april 6, 2011 sonny and the sunsets hit after hit. The first time his singing voice appears on longtime companion, a second or two into opening track i was born, its striking how different it is from his earlier work. For singersongwriter sonny smith, separating from his girlfriend of 10 years led him in a musical direction hed never gone before. The story behind the album is that frontman sonny smith and his longtime girlfriend called it quits, thus he banded together some fellow countryheads in addition to his sunsets to produce a. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion 2012, yellow.
Sonny smith, the man behind the prolific sonny and the sunsets clearly likes to keep himself busy. Longtime companion, the third lp by the san franciscan group that formerly made garagepop, is an example of a new direction that just doesnt work. Longtime companion, the third lp from san francisco garagepoppers sonny and the sunsets, came to be after main man sonny smith and his girlfriend of. Paste companion might have been born of a failed relationship, but its hard not to imagine smiths new look is anything but a rejuvenation. Recorded directly to tape in a musty basement smelling of beer and tobacco, longtime companion explores live and heartache along the vein of gene clark, the flying burrito brothers and johnny cash. If you enjoyed this recording, please support sonny and the sunsets, visit their website, and purchase longtime companion and their other releases directly from polyvinyl.
Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion lp shop music. It was produced by merrill garbus tuneyards and is available for preorder right now. Longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets on amazon. The third album from sonny and the sunsets, the san francisco band continually reconfigured around songwriter and visual artist sonny smith, tries to add data to the connected beck sea change theorem that posits that a. Buy sonny and the sunsets longtime companion 2012 0. Inspired by the murder of their austinbased patron esme barrera and smiths psychic contact with another dead friend, antenna to the afterworld was released by polyvinyl in mid20 and. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. The latest release for the band led by sonny smith is an album of songs influenced by country music and smiths break up with his girlfriend of ten years. Rocks in your head records, named after a record shop i used to spend time in, in soho new york two decades ago that uplifted me in a way only old record stores can. Unlike hit after hits 50s60s throwback sound, longtime companion is a country record dealing with sonny smiths break. Sonny and the sunsets cheap extensions by daytrotter august 30, 20 12.
Wry, tuneful indie rock from bay area singersongwriter sonny smith and collaborators. Longtime companion follows 2011s hit after hit that was released through fat possum. Feb 07, 2014 im going to walk through the dark im going to walk through the fear im going to sing and love im going to hold this up im going to try to make you love me im going to try to make you care i. To mirror the change in his personal life he also shifted sonically, eschewing his indie pop past to draw inspiration from one of the richest sources of. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion lyrics and. Every song was written during and is about his breakup with his girlfriend of ten years.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The production on here is terrific, and songs like pretend you love mea reworking of hit after hits closer and longtime companion feature some. In the past, the imaginative san francisco act, led by folksy everyman sonny smith. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. Download longtime companion no download links are allowed. Longtime companion feels like the first cracked smile after the tears have stopped, somewhere between dusk and the gloom of night. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion has it leaked. Birthed from the sand, the surf, and twilight campfir. Longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets on amazon music. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki.
Our new album, moods baby moods, will be released may 27, 2016. Theres always been a twang in sonny s voice, but hes never before put it to such ample use. Sonny the sunsetslongtime companion180 gram vinyl record. There are more items in your cart than displayed above. Welp, sonny smiths most impressive album with the sunsets, is also his least silly and poppy. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion album 4 versions polyvinyl record company, polyvinyl record company. After just one listen, its clear no other genre could so eloquently frame sonny s heartbreaking internal monologue more than the old time country music that sonny grew up with. Sonny smith goes a little bit country mother jones. In the past, the imaginative san francisco act, led by folksy everyman sonny smith, has successfully assumed the sounds of 50s proto. Recorded directly to tape in a musty basement smelling of beer and tobacco, longtime companion explores live and heartache along the vein of gene.
Pretend you love me chords by sonny and the sunsets. Aside from releasing an album a year for the past few years he also undertook, in 2010, the barmy mission of creating 100 fictional bands, their bios and two songs the a and b sides of a single for each band as part of an art project called 100 records. To mirror the change in his personal life he also shifted sonically, eschewing his indie pop past to draw inspiration from one of the richest sources of heartbreak storytelling, country music. But at the same time, this breakup album of sorts, is still full of the terrific hooks and musical talent that has been there since the hypnotist. Longtime companion explores love and heartache along the vein of gene clark, the flying burrito brothers, and johnny cash. Jun 26, 2012 with longtime companion, sonny smith shows himself to be a stylistic chameleon, never shedding his skin to change its color. Sonny smith copes with a painful separation from his girlfriend of 10 years on this extremely personal country album. Pretend you love me off the album longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion 2012 download. Jun 11, 20 sonny and the sunsets cheap extensions by daytrotter august 30, 20 12. The sunsets previously wove their way through rockabilly, 50s pop, and. Theres nothing like heartbreak to fuel the process of creating music, a thesis that passed into law upon the release of bob dylans blood on the tracks in 1975.
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