Are's & Els
by michael the blind
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"Are's & Els" out JUNE 5th, 2012!
In the spring of 2011, Michael formed the band "The Els" with his wife Rachael Renee', longtime friend Nathaniel Leigh, and bassist J. Elwood Johncox. Later that year, newly formed Alder Street Records signed Levasseur. The first record was recorded shortly thereafter at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, by Ian Pellicci. Over the course of 11 days, members of the els convened in the Mission District to record 5 tracks live in the studio. Michael worked with Rory Carroll (Black Telephone, The New York Times), who largely produced the album, and drummer John Masters (Cheniers, Metropolitan), who brought his hard-hitting style, on another 6 songs. Brand new indie label Alder Street Records will release the album titled "Are's & Els" in early 2012 in a limited edition run of 500 deluxe 180 gram LP's, 300 CD's in gorgeous full color matte packaging with sleeve artwork featuring photos by Rachael Renee' Levasseur!
"Are's & Els" out JUNE 5th, 2012!
In the spring of 2011, Michael formed the band "The Els" with his wife Rachael Renee', longtime friend Nathaniel Leigh, and bassist J. Elwood Johncox. Later that year, newly formed Alder Street Records signed Levasseur. The first record was recorded shortly thereafter at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, by Ian Pellicci. Over the course of 11 days, members of the els convened in the Mission District to record 5 tracks live in the studio. Michael worked with Rory Carroll (Black Telephone, The New York Times), who largely produced the album, and drummer John Masters (Cheniers, Metropolitan), who brought his hard-hitting style, on another 6 songs. Brand new indie label Alder Street Records will release the album titled "Are's & Els" in early 2012 in a limited edition run of 500 deluxe 180 gram LP's, 300 CD's in gorgeous full color matte packaging with sleeve artwork featuring photos by Rachael Renee' Levasseur!
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releases 05 June 2012
All vocals and guitar (unless otherwise noted) by Michael Gerard Levasseur
Rachael Renee' Levasseur: Electric Autoharp, vocals
Nathaniel Kees Leigh: drums (2,4,5,8,11) vocals
J. Elwood Johncox: bass (1,2,4,5,7,8,11) vocals
Rory David Carroll: bass (3,6,9,10), vocals
John Masters: drums (1,3,6,7,9,10)
All vocals and guitar (unless otherwise noted) by Michael Gerard Levasseur
Rachael Renee' Levasseur: Electric Autoharp, vocals
Nathaniel Kees Leigh: drums (2,4,5,8,11) vocals
J. Elwood Johncox: bass (1,2,4,5,7,8,11) vocals
Rory David Carroll: bass (3,6,9,10), vocals
John Masters: drums (1,3,6,7,9,10)
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Michael Levasseur is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist living in Portland, Oregon. He has put out 3 solo albums and
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played countless shows under the name Michael the Blind. In 2011, along with his wife and two good friends, Levasseur put together a backup band called The Els.
Michael the Blind's new album "Ares & Els" will be released June 5, 2012 on Alder Street Records.
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- Track Name: Another Circle of Fifths
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I want to quit, but every time I'm at the end of my rope,
well I find there's another rope,
another circle of fifths, another hope,
another letter for the printing press to dry-clean,
another blip another bloom inside this beautiful machine.
I want the truth the whole and nothing but the truth,
but every time I get a clue I want for proof,
another neverending story in the hunt for mother goose,
another book for the executives to deep fry,
another reason to have Christmas on the 4th of July.
You want to jet but every compass point's magnetic, and everything's so copacetic where you're at,
another impossible dream another flat paperback,
another explosion for the industry to shrink wrap,
another way to end the day, another fade to black. - Track Name: Sympathies
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If the past were as pure as the things we adore, we could raise a glass to history once more. But it's checkered as a chess board, all the suits have stopped the press, lord, I can't sleep among the sympathies of war.
See the spotlight is so damn fickle, all theses injuries they tickle, meant to torture, meant to tame a life of shame, and who's to blame? If the past were as pure as the things we adore, we could raise a glass to history once more.
