Pretend you love me off the album longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets. 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. 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. Longtime companion longtime companion is a country record.
Sonny smith goes a little bit country mother jones. Pretend you love me chords by sonny and the sunsets. The production on here is terrific, and songs like pretend you love mea reworking of hit after hits closer and longtime companion feature some. Every song was written during and is about his break up with his girlfriend of ten years. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. 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. 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. Jun 26, 2012 with longtime companion, sonny smith shows himself to be a stylistic chameleon, never shedding his skin to change its color. Birthed from the sand, the surf, and twilight campfir. For singersongwriter sonny smith, separating from his girlfriend of 10 years led him in a musical direction hed never gone before. It was produced by merrill garbus tuneyards and is available for preorder right now. 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.
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. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion lp shop music. In the past, the imaginative san francisco act, led by folksy everyman sonny smith. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion 2012, yellow. Sonny the sunsetslongtime companion180 gram vinyl record. Theres always been a twang in sonny s voice, but hes never before put it to such ample use. Buy sonny and the sunsets longtime companion 2012 0. Our new album, moods baby moods, will be released may 27, 2016. 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 smith copes with a painful separation from his girlfriend of 10 years on this extremely personal country album. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Sonny and the sunsets cheap extensions by daytrotter august 30, 20 12. Sonny and the sunsets albums, songs, and news pitchfork. 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. This item has now sold out but take a look at what else we have in by sonny and the sunsets or similar artists. Welp, sonny smiths most impressive album with the sunsets, is also his least silly and poppy.
Longtime companion explores love and heartache along the vein of gene clark, the flying burrito brothers, and johnny cash. 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. 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. 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. Every song was written during and is about his breakup with his girlfriend of ten years. Longtime companion follows 2011s hit after hit that was released through fat possum. Wry, tuneful indie rock from bay area singersongwriter sonny smith and collaborators. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki.
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 album 4 versions polyvinyl record company, polyvinyl record company. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion has it leaked. In the past, the imaginative san francisco act, led by folksy everyman sonny smith, has successfully assumed the sounds of 50s proto. Sonny and the sunsets longtime companion lyrics and. Unlike hit after hits 50s60s throwback sound, longtime companion is a country record dealing with sonny smiths break. 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. 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. 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. There are more items in your cart than displayed above. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. Jun 11, 20 sonny and the sunsets cheap extensions by daytrotter august 30, 20 12.
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. 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. Longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets on amazon music. The sunsets previously wove their way through rockabilly, 50s pop, and. Sonny smith, the man behind the prolific sonny and the sunsets clearly likes to keep himself busy. Check out longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets on amazon music. Recorded directly to tape in a musty basement smelling of beer and tobacco, longtime companion explores live and heartache along the vein of gene. Longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets album, alt. 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. Longtime companion by sonny and the sunsets on amazon.
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