No, We Did Not Go To Hebrew School Together
Zach Kaufmann just posted an interview with me that he did over the course of the past few days. I’ve never met Zach in person and we’re not related. He just really digs the record. This kind of early support is obviously very gratifying but, really, it’s just nice that we can connect over these notes and chords that are sent out through the atmosphere to random ears.
Here’s a few good parts:
This sounds ridiculous but the truth is that I think a lot of my songwriting skills have come from the fact that I’ve been singing made-up songs to myself since I was about five. I remember my neighbors leaning out their windows in high school telling me to shut up when I walked the dogs. I’ll do it wherever I am—just singing some little melody that’s popped into my head. I can seem a little crazy but if you’re going to walk around talking to yourself, New York is the place for it.
And:
Pain is a Reliable Signal, as I wrote in the post, is a definite early contender for 2009′s album of the year, even if Pitchfork and Stereogum haven’t caught on yet.
Good things.
March 25th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
That is nice! Looking forward to the fair to middling pitchfork review in the future.
March 26th, 2009 at 4:25 am
That is nice! Looking forward to the fair to middling pitchfork review in the future.