Outsider Music

Swallows original tune, “Aurora”, set to footage from Carlos Saura’s film El Amor Brujo

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An acoustic cover of Cher’s “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves” [10.01.09]

Listen/Download “Paraguay” [acoustic mix]

I am currently pulling my hair out over how awesome this year has been for music! Click each album cover to read my review of the best records of 2009 (via gaycondo.com):

I have to admit, when I opened the March 2009 issue of Spin Magazine, whose cover stars were the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fronted by a horrifically leather and spiked clad Karen O, I was a bit nervous for the trio’s upcoming release which vowed to “bring back dance rock”.
Read full review on Gaycondo.com

Cilantro Prawn Salad

Prawns, avocado, sliced onion, Trader Joe’s cilantro salad dressing, and fresh ground pepper atop baby greens. Served with a side of grilled asparagus and roasted garlic.

Lemon-Agave Chamomile Mar-tea-ni (non alcoholic)

Tazo Calm chamomile tea shaken with agave necter and lemon juice, strained into a fancy glass!

Bored at home I decided to do a couple new recordings…

THUNDER (KEEP IT ON THE BROWNLOWE HOWL MIX):

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Jon and I are working on a new Swallows album and I decided to free flow some vocals over one of our instrumental tracks.

MOMENTS

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I wish the moon would shine forever
So you can stare in wonderment
I wish the moon would shine forever
Your face lights up upon it’s gaze

These are the moments that I think of the most

I wish the ducks would swim forever
We can watch them as they play
I wish the birds would sing forever
A song for me, a song for you

These are the moments that I think of the most

I wish we didn’t have to get out of bed
Our love is warm and the world is cold
I wish we didn’t have to get out of bed
Our love is warm and the world is cold!

These are the moments that I think of the most

Swallows is working on a new album, Between The Sea And Sky.… The music has been recorded by Kipp Crawford and I decided to engineer my own vocals.

To get some privacy and take in a bit of nature, I turned the Swallows van into a recording studio and recorded the vocals on top of Portland’s Mt Tabor.

Here is a clip of me singing “When They Come For Us”

Hear an exclusive, unmastered version of the real deal (w/ Jon Miller on drums/tamborine and Kipp Crawford on the snare):

Here is video from some impromptu wall painting my friends and I did with a local artist at 3AM: