the golden SEA of jealous TEARDROPS!

i hopped an aeroplane to san francisco, CA to visit taylor [09 october 2009] for a week. in berkeley on 15 october 2009 we met up with ryan & lorelie marquez [congratulations on the recent nuptuals!] of the always brilliant indie pop duo golden teardrops.

you may recognise ryan & lorelie from the various other bands that they're involved in : apple orchard, the haircuts, spring boutique, under shooting stars, sodajerk, etc. they are both very active members of the filipino indie pop scene.

we caught up with each other over chai tea/coffee & [later on, across the street] soft tacos. taylor tried out her newly purchased wig [from the halloween store] as we discussed web design [lorelie is designing our new site] & a few new jealous sea songs. [ryan & lorelie are [2] two lucky souls that have heard what taylor & i have been working on lately. they've all been under wraps.] both of them were quite delighted with the results!

we really like these kids; they're great people who make great music. if you haven't heard them yet--stop what you're doing & take a listen!

write [side] UP!

i admit that i've taken a wee bit of a break from blogging. but let's not dwell in the past. let's get right back to where we started from!

back on 23 september 2009 we received a nice little writeup on the indie handbook blog.


in their own words : the indie handbook was created by confused genius twentysomethings eric roberstson & kristin garrett. eric & kristin both graduated with b.a. degrees in music, with which they have found they can do anything! [anything requiring cheap labor!] at least they know fantastic music when they hear it & are using their degrees & raw talent for the good of all.

we even shared the blog post with lovely bands in their own right sky larkin & bombay bicycle club!

kristin & eric, thanks so much for your support! we will do the same!

email them @ the.indie.handbook@gmail.com.
join them on facebook.

are you ever coming home...or should i learn to live without YOU?

trib•ute [trĭb'yūt] n. 1. a gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration : recorded a cover compilation as a tribute to their musical influence.

alright, alright. so i adjusted the example a wee bit. :)

it's old news to those in the know. but it's sad news, nonetheless. after [16] sixteen brilliant years together aussie indie pop legends the lucksmiths have called it a day. all good things must come to an end eventually. [unless you're the rolling stones. in which case you are nothing but a sad shadow of your former selves churning out the annual greatest hits perfomance promoting your embarrassing album of "new" material.] not unlike my heroes, the jam, who stepped out of the limelight whilst still producing relevant music.

the indie pop scene will definitely feel the effects of their departure.

dale marquez [apple orchard, some gorgeous accident, sonnet lviii] has [once again] organised a brilliant compilation of bands to pay fitting tribute to the luckies. we're honoured to have played a part in "music to hold hands to." we hope that it serves its purpose as a farewell/love letter to our melbourne lads : tali, marty, mark & louis.

thank you for the music.

music to hold hands to : a tribute to the lucksmiths [1993-2009]

01 "the chapter in your life entitled san francisco" the jealous sea

02 "i prefer the twentieth century" fantasy lights

03 "caravanna" grace period

04 "the great dividing range" apple orchard

05 "untidy towns" under shooting stars

06 "guess how much i love you" archaster

07 "the shipwreck coast" candyaudioline

08 "successlessness" gustav hz

09 "little athletics" that lingering feeling

10 "sunlight in a jar" slumbook

11 "midweek midmorning" archway close

12 "there is a boy that never goes out" slow hello

13 "honey honey honey" golden teardrops

14 "young & dumb" her boychart

15 "the art of cooking for two" scattered pearls

16 "the sandringham line" the wentletraps

17 "california in popular song" land of ill earthquakes

18 "take this lying down" soft pillow kisses

19 "pin cushion" self portrait

20 "music to hold hands to" dewdrop fountain

21 "synchronised sinking" the impossible kid

sleeve design by connie francis [carnival park/melody style apartment]

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extended PLAY.

we have a new song, "sunshine [after the rain]" on the series two records/eggnog records split [3] three inch CD/EP club compilation number [2] two! [whew! that was a mouthful, no?] you can preview it on our myspace page. heck, if you like it--add it to YOUR page! hehe.*

we share the release with the winter club [UK],the art deparment [USA], the simple carnival [USA], my pet goat [sweden] & new year ruse [UK].

it's a limited pressing of [50] fifty available for purchase to anyone worldwide. that's [25] twenty-five per label. so if you're going to order [1] one, you'd better do it soon!

the price is the same from either location. you can buy it by sending [25] twenty-five USD to : seriestworecords@gmail.com OR orders@eggnogrecords.co.nz. price includes international shipping costs.

we've received invites on our myspace that have made our day.

and last.fm has turned the corners of our mouths upwards as well.

in short [to quote a favourite song of ours] "we can't stop smiling & we don't know why we'd want to anyway..."

*we've removed "sunshine" from our myspace page as of 10 august 2009. we feel that the mix does not properly represent the song. fret not, as we are in the process of re-recording it. :)

work is a [4] four letter WORD.

[3] three months. yeah. it's been [3] three months & [7] seven days since the last post.

time to play catch up! haha. i guess it was a combination of laziness & busyness. [or business, depending] in varying degrees & percentages. this lapse in entries doesn't mean that we haven't been working. quite the contrary. there's always something cooking inthe jealous sea kitchen!

where to start? hrrrm...

01. we got to meet dale, ryan & lorelie of apple orchard/golden teardrops fame [they are extremely cool indie pop kids!] at the camera obscura show [08 june 2009] at the fillmore. [if we look starstruck, it's 'cause we were. tracey & co. were amaaazing!] and if you haven't already checked out apple orchard's & golden teardrops's music--do yourself a favour. click the links. you won't regret it!

[l to r : taylor, me, ryan & lorelie]

[l to r : taylor, me, dale & ryan]

02. we've been getting some podcast/internet support from various sources as well. the lovely kids at this elegant chaos & one step beyond/pop on paper have been great to us. thanks so much guys!

i guess that's as good a place to start as any. we're definitely not finished yet! hehe. be sure to swing by all the pages mentioned. we're guarantee that you'll hear something you like! :)

one step BEYOND.

it's messages like this that make me smile. we had [2] two of our songs played on one step beyond, a podcast based in leipzig in march of this year. i found the above in my last.fm inbox a few days ago. it was inspiring to hear that "moving targets [eventually get hit]" was a "kind of underground hit." success in europe? not out of the question now, i suppose. i'm always surprised when we make fans that are so encouraging. thanks so much sindyan! we'll be grinning indefinitely. :)

so you had better do as you are told. you better listen to the RADIO!

google-ing one's self. i know, i know. sounds kind of naughty & risqué, no? i suppose it could be. haha. it's interesting to see what you'll find. it's a hit or miss kind of thing, really. but sometimes...you find gold.

our song "a boy, a girl & a rendez-vous" [which was recently featured on the eardrums pop BIRDSONGS, BEESONGS VOLUME B compilation] made it onto dj dave's playlist for 14 april 2009! the STEREOPHONIC HI-FI HAPPY HOUR is his radio show that resides at the U [the university of missouri-st louis student radio] on tuesdays 7-8 pm. we shared the slot with brilliant artists such as : the jesus & mary chain, cornershop, the apples in stereo & it's a musical.

this makes us extremely happy. more airplay in more places is awesome. hopefully we'll make more friends/fans as a result. we'll keep our fingers crossed. :)