The Seams – Spanish American [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Happy new release day, everybody! Today is a big day for us. Not only did I get a free coffee today at the local coffee shop (which is a long, elaborate story I will discuss in the comments) but today we are giving away our newest release: Spanish American by The Seams! Included in the download are 9 tracks, liner notes, lyrics and hi-res album art.
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If you would be so kind as to use the following link to share this album across the World Wide Web, we would be forever grateful: http://bit.ly/spanishamerican – let us know your thoughts in the replies and please Tweet, Facebook, share this thing until your ears bleed.
A&SB Exclusive: The Seams – “Stay”
So we just couldn’t wait until March 9th when we release the new record by The Seams, Spanish American, for free on our site. This track is just too good, was caught in my head for 3 days and just needed to be heard by more than 5 people (that’s me, the band and maybe some girlfriends). Listen to the track “Stay” below and check out a little info about the track by the band’s singer/songwriter Jon Lullo.
“Stay” is the first song I wrote after DTEA broke up. I did a little writing with a friend in Los Angeles (Kevin Ridel) while writing for DTEA’s second record, and it completely changed the way I approached songwriting. I kept the different tricks he had taught me in mind while writing this track, and I feel like it helped set the tone for the kind of songs I wanted to do with The Seams. Also, while it’s a fleeting moment, it’s the first track where I got to bust out my remedial slide guitar skills.
DON’T FORGET: Spanish American will be available FOR FREE right here on Air & Sea Battle on March 9th!
A&SB Records Welcomes THE SEAMS To The Family
The Seams are releasing their first full length record, Spanish American, through A&SB on Tuesday, March 9! The NYC duo is made up of former members of Down To Earth Approach (Vagrant), and spent the past year self producing the songs in a Brooklyn bedroom. We’re extremely excited to have them as part of the A&SB family and will be posting more release information soon. Head over to their page for track listing.
Oh and by “releasing” we mean GIVING THE RECORDS AWAY FOR FREE.
Sleep Station – Songs From The Highway Vol. 1
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Today we are celebrating here at A&SB. Why? Because it’s new release day! Air & Sea Battle have partnered with one of our generations greatest song-writers, David Debiak, to release the new Sleep Station EP: Songs From The Highway Volume 1. You can purchase it now on iTunes! A little about the EP from Debiak himself:
“The songs were written on the road in various hotel rooms, rest stops, stranger’s floors etc… We would meet all kinds of people and this EP follows the life of a recovering addict who is driving his truck accross country… the songs are more or less his thoughts.”
Below you can stream the 2nd track on Volume 1, Gracie In My Dreams, exclusively on A&SB & don’t forget to download your copy on iTunes or Amazon.
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REMINDER: Download Sleep Station’s New Record For Free On A&SB
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With America shrouded by a thick noise of bombastic rhetoric that deifies the honor of war, its veterans quietly return home to deal with its silent pity. Sleep Station’s Blood of Our Fathers cuts through the noise of patriotic fervor, amplifying the quiet melancholy that too often marks a soldier’s return to a country equipped to deal with the myth of their sacrifice, but not its reality.
This 11-track LP is laced with catchy melodies that act as a thin layer of protection against the raw scars of families drifted apart and the stains of a comrade’s blood that can never be washed from a soldier’s memory. It’s understated and often ironically joyous instrumentation adeptly places these harrowing stories against a political climate that honors their sacrifice with cheap platitudes. Read more ›
Sleep Station – “Brothers” [video]
We would like to present to you the video for Sleep Station’s song “Brothers”. This diy video was directed by David Debiak and artistic mastermind Stephen Wuensch. Though it comes across very simple, this video says more than most big budget productions. Except for “Thriller”. That video was awesome.
Don’t forget that you can download Sleep Station’s new album, Blood of Our Fathers (zip) for free exclusively on AirandSeaBattle.com!
What People Are Saying About The New Sleep Station
Below are some various reviews for Sleep Station’s Blood of Our Fathers that we found while browsing the internet. Pretty positive stuff! Don’t forget that you can download this record for FREE exclusively on Air & Sea Battle by clicking HERE. If you would like to write a review on this record… do it. Just e-mail us a link when it’s up!
http://www.dieshellsuit.co.uk/article_detail.asp?rID=3122
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=27816
http://www.patrolmag.com/arts/848/the-keys-to-our-fathers-7-storms-of-easy-blood
Sleep Station – “Where Love Used To Grow” [video]
It’s election day and this is a reminder to not only go VOTE but to check out the new, free, politically charged Sleep Station album, Blood of Our Fathers. Also, check out the video below of David Debiak of Sleep Station performing the song “Where Love Used To Grow” at an Obama fundraiser in Ridgewood, NJ.
FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD: Sleep Station – Blood of Our Fathers
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With America shrouded by a thick noise of bombastic rhetoric that deifies the honor of war, its veterans quietly return home to deal with its silent pity. Sleep Station’s Blood of Our Fathers cuts through the noise of patriotic fervor, amplifying the quiet melancholy that too often marks a soldier’s return to a country equipped to deal with the myth of their sacrifice, but not its reality.
This 11-track LP is laced with catchy melodies that act as a thin layer of protection against the raw scars of families drifted apart and the stains of a comrade’s blood that can never be washed from a soldier’s memory. It’s understated and often ironically joyous instrumentation adeptly places these harrowing stories against a political climate that honors their sacrifice with cheap platitudes.
Penned by David Debiak, Blood of Our Fathers decries America’s halfhearted care for its veterans and their families in a folksy, somber voice that seizes the listener and demands their attention.
“I don’t like the Sun and it don’t like me. Each bullet has a name, which one is named for me? My wife is but a ghost, a memory, a dream, I sit and write my son to pray for me. It’s easy to kill when you don’t have to fight, as long as the blood of our fathers survives.”
As visions of home and family fade, Debiak’s well-crafted characters come time and again to the Virgin Mary for an absolution that eludes them. Meanwhile, their commander-in-chief prays for the strength to carry out God’s will.
“Like most writers, I’m simply telling stories.” Debiak says. “Some are good, some are sad, some are mine, some are theirs, and some are made up.”
This album is offered as a digital download exclusively on Airandseabattle.com, all that we and the band ask is that the listener vote in the upcoming election as its only price.
Track Listing:
01. Brothers, 02. Can’t Shake This Town, 03. Blood of Our Fathers, 04. Dream of Mary, 05. America, 06. Leads Back Home, 07. I’ve Been Blind Enough To See, 08. Where Love Used To Grow, 09. Shadow of The Guns, 10. Oh Mary, 11. Brownstone Mill
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