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You’ve reached the home page for The Flying Change. The Flying Change makes music. Their first record, Pain Is A Reliable Signal, was released on May 19th, 2009 to critical acclaim. Read the reviews here. The Flying Change performs concerts. See upcoming shows on the right side of the page. Stream the album in its entirety using the Flash Player to your left. Sign up for the email list to get free access to new tunes, remixes, and versions upon versions. TFC also writes a blog, mostly about music, but sometimes about other things.
PIARS on Best Of 2009 Lists
In case you’re keeping score, Pain Is A Reliable Signal has shown up on three Best of Lists so far. Ron Tremblath, who writes for FensePost, called it the #8 best record of the year.
Somewhere between Sam Jacobs’ saddened personal affairs, and his personal and professional relationships with extraordinary talents, he created a mind-scape of fine-tuned and pop-riddled indie rock.
The gang at Striker Bill have listed PIARS as #18.
This is a stark, meticulously elegant and achingly beautiful set of songs that possess an emotional ardor unlike most music that you’ve heard before.
And Ste Birkett at Heavier Than Air listed it at #14.
Exquisitely orchestrated from the delicate, minimalist passages of Broken Bow to the light-hearted bounce of If You See Something, every song here is a winner.
Not bad for a band, a songwriter and a record that were completely unknown seven months ago. Bring it on 2010.
Interview: Alex Lauterstein
We did an interview with John P Hastings when we put out the Processor remix. Now, belatedly, I’m posting the interview with Alex Lauterstein who did the Burning a Horse remix and who is doing a remix of The Ways That We Destroy Ourselves. Put this remix on late at night when it’s time to go to bed and you want one last tune.
Interview: Alex Lauterstein
The Flying Change Live at Rockwood
Rockwood Show Reviews
If you missed the gig at Rockwood, read about it here. Or check out the Sparked blog for another great write-up. It was great. People that were there will get a mastered copy of the show in the next few weeks. All others will get some sneak peeks through the mailing list. And we’ll hope to see you at future shows.
The New Yorker and Rockwood
John Donohue gave us a very nice write-up in this week’s New Yorker for the show this Thursday at Rockwood. It’s also our first extended mention in The New Yorker. My favorite magazine on the planet.
.. her perserverance became the inspiration for Jacob’s lush new album, “Pain Is A Reliable Signal.” On songs like “The Mayo Clinic” and “Dirty White Coats”, Jacobs transforms the ordeal into three-minute philosophical meditations formed around simple chord changes, laid-back tempos, and his sensitive baritone vocals. A first-rate band that includes Katie Scheele, on oboe and English horn, Dan Levine, on trombone and euphonium, and Stan Harrison, on saxophones and flute, provides harmonically lush accompaniment.
Blessed and endorsed by the world’s best magazine. Thursday, December 3rd. Rockwood Music Hall. 184 Allan Street. 9pm sharp.
Rockwood Music Hall. December 3rd.
The first lesson of the Autumn Symposium was held at Pianos on November 11, 2009. You can read about it here. The next show for The Flying Change is Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at Rockwood Music Hall. It’s going to be Lesson #2 in our Autumn Symposium. Expect more beauty. Expect more weirdness. See you there.
