That Sound #39 - Annuals, Long Blondes, Sun Kil Moon, This is Ivy League, more!
So, the exciting news: I am finally returning to the land of my birth! I went to college in the 90’s in the southwestern corner of Canada, went back to Portland after, then returned to marry my Canadian sweetheart and start a family. We’ve decided that now (despite all the bad news about the American economy) is the time to move our family to Portland and start building our life there.
I have missed Portland badly over the last five years, and kept doing my show on KPSU (recording it at home & sending it online to the station) in anticipation of moving back there. That time will come at the end of this month! I’m really looking forward to doing more interviews with both local and touring bands, going to shows and independent films (I’ve had to wait & rent most of the good films I’ve seen, as I’ve been living in the suburbs exurbs… and forget about seeing live music), seeing my family more (most of them live there), and enjoying the architecture and scenery of what Popular Science magazine named America’s Greenest City.
The downside to this move is that there will be a lag time between when I move, and when Jenn and Sydney come to join me. I miss both of them after only an 8-hour shift at work, and I’m not looking forward to being apart from them for an extended period of time. I’ll also miss my job. I’ve been working in a small store, just over the US border in Sumas, Washington. It’s been the hardest work for the least amount of money (and career momentum) that I’ve ever done, but the people I’ve worked with over the last two years have made it worth it.
I know that this is the right move for us, and in the meantime, I will, as they say, “get by with a little help from my friends.”
artist - song - album :: extra info
Thee Oh Sees - Ghost In The Trees - The Master’s Bedroom is Worth Spending A Night In
(myspace | @ Tomlab)
Slug A - Something Like Gravity - Roots and Becomings
(myspace)
Annuals - Sore - Wet Zoo EP
(website | myspace | @ Ace Fu | Sore video)
El Perro del Mar - Glory to the World - From The Valley To The Stars
(website | myspace | last.fm)
Dosh - If You Want To, You Have To - Wolves And Wishes :: out May 14
(website | myspace | last.fm)
Matt Hinkley - Blue Grey - Matt Hinkley
(website | myspace | last.fm)
Headman - New - Catch Me
(website | myspace)
The Long Blondes - Here Comes the Serious Bit - ”Couples”
(website | myspace | last.fm)
Sun Kil Moon - Moorestown - April
(website | myspace | Mark Kozelek: website | myspace)
The Lovely Sparrows - Department of Forseeable Outcomes - Bury the Cynics
(website | myspace | @ Daytrotter | last.fm)
Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin - I Think I Wanna Die - Pershing
(website | myspace)
The Breeders - It’s The Love - Mountain Battles
(website | myspace | @ 4AD)
Unicycle Loves You - Highway Robbery - Unicycle Loves You
(website | myspace | last.fm)
This is Ivy League - London Bridges - This is Ivy League
(website | myspace | last.fm)
Evan Voytas - We’d Be Good Together - Introducing Evan Voytas EP
(website | myspace | last.fm)
Sally Shapiro - Jackie Junior (Junior Boys Remix) - Remix Romance Vol 1
(website | myspace | last.fm)
The Heavy - Colleen - Great Vengeance & Furious Fire
(website | myspace)
mp3s:
Thee Oh Sees - Ghost In The Trees
El Perro Del Mar - Glory to the World
Headman - New
The Long Blondes - Here Comes the Serious Bit
The Lovely Sparrows - Department of Forseeable Outcomes
Unicycle Loves You - Highway Robbery
This is Ivy League - London Bridges
Evan Voytas - We’d Be Good Together
Sally Shapiro - Jackie Junior (The Junior Boys remix)
April 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Hey Dave,
Congrats on the move– from one new Portlander to another (old) Portlander. I just finished spending eight months away from my wife and four and a half months away from our five month old, so I can relate– truly, truly and with no sugar-coating. I’m on the other side of it now, though, and it has indeed already become worth it. Hope to meet you sometime at the place where all the radio people go to hang out, where ever that is.
Digging that new Heavy album, btw.
April 18th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Thanks, Jeremy, for the encouragement. It’s good to hear from someone who’s come out the other side.
As for where all the radio people hang out, I’ve always assumed it was at Council Crest, because that’s where all the radio towers are. But I’ve spent multiple afternoons there, waiting for the Z100 Morning Zoo, or Paul Harvey, or SOMEBODY I’d recognize (oh, wait…) to emerge from their studios, which I assume are located under, or at least near the towers, and it was to no avail. Nice view of the city, though.
April 19th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Congrats Dave! Good to hear you’ll be coming back to the City of Roses. We will await you with open arms. Do you have work lined up? If not, send a resume and I’ll keep an eye out for you.
April 19th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
That’d be awesome if you could keep an eye out for jobs! I’ll send you a resume in the next few days.
April 19th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
dave -
i’ve always enjoyed your playlists - especially nice choice with the el perro del mar song there… looking forward to meeting you when you finally make it back into the kpsu studio again.
also, thanks for the blog link.
April 19th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
I’ve enjoyed all the shows I’ve heard of yours, Sara, and look forward to meeting you too. Would you be interested in filling in on my show sometime? I’ll be needing someone now and again.
April 20th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Coming back to the dark side, eh?
j/k. Let’s hope it doesn’t take too long for Jenn and Sydney to join you.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Congrats on the move. Hope it all goes as smoothly as possible.
Love the show, and I’m interested to see how it evolves!
April 21st, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Shelly: I know that, as an aspiring Canadian, it must seem to you like I’m throwing everything away. But Portland is really an amazing place, and Oregon is, in the words of Stephen Colbert, “California’s Canada.”
Jason: Thanks! I’m looking forward too to how it changes and evolves. For one, I’ll probably be doing all my shows live again, instead of recording and having the luxury of doing edits and multiple takes. Which, on a good week, isn’t much of an issue anyway. But still, the difference between recording and being live can be like the difference between playing Tony Hawk on Playstation and ACTUALLY skateboarding. Should be fun!