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This is \"Brace the Wave\". Here is my short bio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne of my first song writing attempts occurred in 1983- it is called “Lou’s Anxiety Song”, released by my first band, Deep Wound. The original title was ‘Pressures’, but the singer decided to scream “Lou’s anxiety song!!” at the beginning (his commentary on the overly earnest lyrics). The title stuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDeep Wound evolved into Dinosaur Jr. While playing in that band I began recording short songs on a baritone ukulele that I modified with heavier strings and flexible tunings. I called myself Sentridoh. My first solo LP ‘Weed Forestin’’ was a cassette that I duplicated and gave away. I was too bashful to play any Sentridoh songs for my slightly older, much cooler bandmates.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI eventually started a band of my own called Sebadoh.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe gained some momentum in the 90s. And then in 1994, I started another band called Folk Implosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy the early 2000s, everything had crashed and burned. I was alone again with my 4-track and a basic knowledge of recording. I still had a ukulele and was most comfortable writing uncomfortable songs. I love the cozy self-delusion of the creative process. Finishing songs, making records and holding the finished piece in hand is incredibly satisfying. In 2005 I made my first official solo LP under my actual name instead of a made-up, nonsense word.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAround that time, I sensibly began touring with Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh again which brings me to now… 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHaving moved back to Massachusetts (after 17 years in Los Angeles), I recorded ‘Brace The Wave’ in 6 days with Justin Pizzoferrato at Sonelab studios in Easthampton. Justin was the engineer for the 3 Dinosaur Jr ‘reunion’ LP’s. My ease with Justin meant I approached the sessions with focus and confidence. Songs like “Redeemed”, “Wave” and “Moving” reprise my early methods of tuning my ukulele down low and writing the songs during the recording process. Others like “Lazy” and “C+E” are traditional-style folk songs that I performed live in the studio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHere it is, “Lou’s Anxiety Song(s)” 2015, less fretful, still restless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e-Lou Barlow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lou Barlow","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl + Digital","offer_id":4813225601,"sku":"JNR168LP_lou","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD + Digital","offer_id":4813225665,"sku":"JNR168cd_lou","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (Instant download in MP3 and WAV.)","offer_id":4813225729,"sku":"JNR168_DIGITAL-LouBarlow-BraceTheWave","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cassette + Digital (limited to 200 copies on hand numbered blue cassettes.)","offer_id":4813225857,"sku":"JNR168cass","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Seafoam Vinyl + Digital","offer_id":4813225537,"sku":"JNR168LP-C1","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"[SOLD OUT] VIP-Exclusive Vinyl + Digital (Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on marbled pink \u0026 seafoam colored vinyl, one in every five copies includes original Polaroid 'selfie' by Lou Barlow.)","offer_id":5868336641,"sku":"JNR168VIP","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/albums-brace-the-wave-1.jpg?v=1478202826"},{"product_id":"apocalypse-fetish","title":"Apocalypse Fetish","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eTrack Listing \/ Lathe-Cut Edition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e01. The Breeze \u003cbr\u003e02. Apocalypse Fetish \u003cbr\u003e03. Anniversary Song \u003cbr\u003e04. Pour Reward \u003cbr\u003e05. Try 2 B\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"Apocalypse Fetish is a 5 song extended play release from, me, Lou Barlow. The cover features a newborn child peering warily over the edge of her mother’s sling into 2016, the year that conspiracy theorists became experts and anger went [even more] mainstream. The song \"Apocalypse Fetish\" proposes that, perhaps, many of us have been disappointed that the end of the world has taken too long to come after we’ve spent most of our lives predicting it. And, perhaps, we’ve decided to take matters in our own hands and \"bring it on\" because, if it doesn’t come soon, then didn’t we all seem foolish talking about it all. the. time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere are 4 other songs on the EP, none of which are political in nature but are similarly \"fired up\". The melodic inspirations for the record came from my day in the back stairways and basement of the enormous Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Dinosaur Jr. were there opening for Primus in August 2015). I was alone and playing my ukulele in the cavernous spaces and tiled showers there. The unique reverberations brought the beginnings of these songs. 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So, every Monday leading up to the album release, we will be premiering \/ leaking each track from Lou's new EP in the form of a limited edition lathe-cut 7\". Each of these singles are limited to just 100 copies on clear, square records, each one made by hand here at our headquarters. We thought this would be a fun way to unleash the album early to the most devout Lou Barlow fans. Each 7\" comes with an instant download, which you get to hear first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEach release will be made available a Noon ET each Monday from here until the official release of Apocalypse Fetish (October 28th). 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data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 duel\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 harp bass\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 sebapuzzle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14 dream theme\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15 where's jason\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16 dropkick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17 i don't give a shit about this guitar\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18 blue grass\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19 olde\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20 good mourning\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21 the slow death of new folk implosion\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 8\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 In Your Eyes \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 Cold as Ice\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 Bulletproof\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 Kill 'em with Kindness\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 8 Bonus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 love is like a butterfly DOLLY PARTON\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 black sheep MINUTEMEN\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 division day ELLIOTT SMITH\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 down about it SMUDGE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 game of pricks GUIDED BY VOICES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 i feel beautiful ROBYN HITCHCOCK\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 i'm so glad SKIP JAMES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 sit back and watch FRANKLIN BRUNO\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 smooth sounds for your fucking face WCKR SPGT\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 song of the tall poppy CHRIS KNOX\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 9\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 privatize\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 reason to live\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 10\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 k sensa ledo (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 i believe in fate (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 it's so hard (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 freed pig (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 god told me (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 scars 4 eyes (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 good things, proud man (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 two years two days (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 moodswing (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 colorblind (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 fuse (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 brand of skin (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 creature of salt (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14 easy (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15 the right (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 10 Bonus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 fuse (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 end of henley (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 coral (demo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 11\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 don't like changes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 love intervene\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 12\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 yawning blue messiah\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 you're a goat\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 faith defies the night\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 my surrender\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 mirror the eye\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 13\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 don't apologize\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 home\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 praise\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 one machine, one long fight\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 caterpillar girl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 sharing\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 gravitate\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 goodnight unknown\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 too much freedom\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 faith defies the night\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 14\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 not too amused\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 dramamine\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 got it\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 careful\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 happily divided\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 14 Bonus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 nothing like you\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 prince-s\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 15\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 clouded age\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 why can't it wait\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 16\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 lose (original)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 sacred attention (original)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 high-D\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 roaming self\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 gloom betray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 core vs. radio\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 i'm so depressed\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 western bound\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 gotta gun\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 betcha thought\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 dry county\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 rebel in the house of love\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 cult of personality politician\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14 feverbleed\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15 reflux destiny\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16 pass the gas\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17 fanzine politics\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 17\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 Paw Patrol\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 Top Wing\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 Doc McStuffins\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 everybody's sleepin\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 18\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 in my arms\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 reason to live\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 why can't it wait\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 love intervene\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 privatize\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 i don't like changes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 clouded age\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 over you\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 how do i know\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 cold one\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 thirsty\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 maumee\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 lows and highs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14 paws\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15 tempted\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16 all you people suck\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17 act of faith\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv valign=\"top\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" class=\"col span_1_of_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lou Barlow Artist Enabler Club was a hugely ambitious project - 18 monthly releases of material new and old from the hairy man behind Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, and Folk Implosion, including super rare 4-track recordings from the vaults, demos and rarities featuring Dale Crover, along with a bevy of brand new songs recorded exclusively for the Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis collection gathers all \u003cstrong\u003e183 songs\u003c\/strong\u003e, clocking in at \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eover 6 hours of music\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Scans of Lou's \u003cstrong\u003ehandwritten notes\u003c\/strong\u003e for each part are also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll parts are individually zipped, in high-quality AIFF, MP3, and WAV versions, with the exception of bonus songs, which are available in MP3 only.\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lou Barlow","offers":[{"title":"Digital archive of all 183 songs in high-quality AIFF, MP3, and WAV. 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In 2021, the concept of balance feels particularly intimidating. Now more than ever, it’s clear life isn’t just leveling out a pair of responsibilities. Instead, we’re chasing after a flock of different ideals with a butterfly net. On Barlow’s new solo album, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReason to Live\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, he has come to an understanding of that swirl rather than trying to contain it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a long-time indie legend, Barlow has found a life akin to a middle-class musician. In recent years, he’s moved from Los Angeles back to Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife and three kids. And yet rather than settle into a comfortable malaise or yearn for the open road, Barlow’s strengthened urgency finds a way to merge the two instincts. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReason to Live \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis shambolic and grand yet intimate and doting, warmly acoustic and crackling with grit. “I had been struggling for a way to connect both my home life and my recorded life, but this record is the first time I've integrated that,” Barlow says. By folding the many facets of his life into one package, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReason to Live \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eradiates with a renewed balance and calm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat comfort in complexity shines through even in the recording process, with select songs having origins in decades past and others written in the early stages of 2020. Barlow wrote lead single “Love Intervene” in 2018, and set out to recreate the layered acoustics while adapting the lyrics to his new present. The resulting propulsive track rides on interlocking strumming patterns, Barlow’s voice as crisp as a New England breeze. “Tide after tide, change is the meaning of life\/ It turns any wall into sand,” he exhales, before yet again calling for love to lead the way through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbum opener “In My Arms” quite literally pulls from Barlow’s teen years, utilizing a sample of a recording he made in 1982. The track feels stuffed with burnished layers, Barlow’s dueling guitar solos and unique strumming patterns threading through the verses. “Lyrically, the song is about rediscovering the initial spark to make music,” he says. “I feel like I was finally able to re-embrace my fundamental inspirations to make music.” There are echoes of the four-track wizardry of \u003cem\u003eSebadoh III \u003c\/em\u003eand the Sentridoh years, but lyrically Barlow cracks those layers apart to reflect on his newly layered life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven the gruffer themes on the album come delivered in a bronzy sheen. The chorus to “All You People Suck” burns with sincerity and certainty rather than biting venom, his river of acoustic chords makes the conclusion inevitable. Barlow recorded the track in a hotel bathroom while on tour, and the exhausted frustration breathes easily. “All you people lost\/ And the light that draws you in\/ Be it torch or burning cross\/ Your beginning and your end,” he arcs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his trademark acoustic chording, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReason to Live \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eutilizes the wide variety of sonic touchstones in Barlow’s kit. His rise in the indie rock scene may most obviously be tied to his personal experience in hardcore and punk music, but soft rock and disco were swirled into the mix as well. As such, the nostalgic “Maumee” (about the river that runs through Ohio, near where Barlow was raised) thumps along on a soft folksy wave, while “Thirsty” could comfortably be amped into a bloodthirsty metal cut. “I wanted to make personal soft rock songs in a way that makes people feel extremely uncomfortable,” Barlow laughs. “I always wanted to bring the raw, personal sensibility of a hardcore song into an acoustic mode.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe multitude of whirring messages of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReason to Live \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eare united by Barlow’s roiling multilayered arrangements and the understanding that change is inevitable--and that it can bring you a new reason to live in the darkest times. “This album is me really opening up, and the album follows that through its many different themes,” he says. “Some of my other work could be almost claustrophobic in its insistence on being all tied together but there’s space for people to live inside these songs.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter albums with Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr., Folk Implosion, and under his own name, listeners may have felt they knew the construction of a Barlow song, even that they knew Barlow himself. “People have this vision of me as this heartbroken, depressed guy, but this record feels so true to who I am, to this rich life I now have full of people I love,” he says. “The songs culminated over the last five years to show that music has returned to its central comforting role in my life. 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The band left the acoustic guitars and fragmentary sketch modus operandi of their earlier cassette behind to focus on an eccentric version of home studio craft, held together by a few cheap microphones (including a Radio Shack PZM) and a Tascam cassette 4-track recorder sequestered under the eaves of a 3rd floor, Cambridge Massachusetts double-decker house apartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood floors and Christmas lights were as much a part of the vibe as an Ampeg VT 40 guitar amp and a small chord organ. The duo would wait until the downstairs neighbor went to work in the morning and then would play until the tunes snapped like a high-pitched snare drum. The setup would close down just before the neighbor came home from work, keeping the peace long enough to see the project through to completion. 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Beginning with improvised jams featuring Barlow on bass and Davis on drums, the duo develop their beat-driven pop collages from the ground up. It’s the process they used on their debut cassette, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWalk Through This World with the Folk Implosion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, and one they’ve returned to 30 years later on their spellbinding, self-referencing reunion, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWalk Thru Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eSeparated from their homes in Massachusetts and North Carolina, Barlow and Davis collaborated remotely, flashing back to their early friendship as penpals. A sweaty bass and drums session went down in Barlow’s attic, before they booked studio time with producer Scott Solter (St. Vincent, Spoon, The Mountain Goats).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eContrasts and comparisons are the keys to unlocking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWalk Thru Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, and the Folk Implosion as a whole. Beyond the audible differences between Barlow’s soft voice and Davis’s urgent, reedy proclamations, their approaches to songwriting are strikingly distinct. While Barlow approached his lyrics from a protective paternal perspective (“My Little Lamb”), Davis paid tribute to his late father, shining a light on their complicated relationship (“The Day You Died”).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eFinally, Davis’s Persian music studies in weekly Zoom lessons inspired him to integrate traditional Middle Eastern instruments such as the setar, oud, saz, and tombak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e“Because we’re so separate, part of this album is me desperately trying to telepathically communicate to John and Scott, who are 700 miles away from me,” Barlow concludes. “A big part of what I consider to be the Folk Implosion is taking disparate things and turning them into pop.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Folk Implosion","offers":[{"title":"White Vinyl + Digital (Includes digital in MP3\/AIFF\/WAV.)","offer_id":48354905915702,"sku":"JNR450_lp-C1","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD + Digital (Includes digital in MP3\/AIFF\/WAV.)","offer_id":48354921185590,"sku":"JNR450_cd","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cassette + Digital (Includes digital in MP3\/AIFF\/WAV.)","offer_id":48354905981238,"sku":"JNR450_cass","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (MP3\/AIFF\/WAV.)","offer_id":48354905948470,"sku":"JNR450_digital","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VIP","offer_id":48354906014006,"sku":"JNR450_vip","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/files\/JNR450CoverArtFinal.jpg?v=1710875239"},{"product_id":"dare-to-be-surprised","title":"Dare to Be Surprised","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW106503358 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW106503358 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW106503358 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106503358 BCX0\"\u003eIt’s easy to forget just how deeply weird the ’90s were. 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Hundreds of millions of people were thrown to the wolves of economic chaos and misery, and the Cold War that had provided the defining framework for understanding the world over the previous half century suddenly evaporated. Hapless theorists were left to speculate about “the end of history,” even. Confusing! At the local level it was a time when one could sit down with one’s father as he watched NASCAR on TV and hear “Natural On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106503358 BCX0\"\u003ee” by my underground music friends the Folk Implosion — their song inescapably employed as bumper music before the next commercial break. 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They were in the middle of recording \u003cem\u003eDare to Be Surprised\u003c\/em\u003e, the follow-up to their 1994 debut album, \u003cem\u003eTake A Look Inside\u003c\/em\u003e, when it happened. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW106503358 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106503358 BCX0\"\u003eKIDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW106503358 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106503358 BCX0\"\u003e stuff — the handful of songs and instrumental tracks they’d contributed to the soundtrack of the now infamous Harmony Korine\/Larry Clark film — had been something of a lark, but it was while recording it at Boston’s venerable Fort Apache that they met Wally Gagel. 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And over a year of episodic sessions, a weekend here, a few days there, an album came together. 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E \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eRepeat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"853\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbfzo3VZdh4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHi, my name is Lou Barlow. This is \"Brace the Wave\". Here is my short bio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne of my first song writing attempts occurred in 1983- it is called “Lou’s Anxiety Song”, released by my first band, Deep Wound. The original title was ‘Pressures’, but the singer decided to scream “Lou’s anxiety song!!” at the beginning (his commentary on the overly earnest lyrics). The title stuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDeep Wound evolved into Dinosaur Jr. While playing in that band I began recording short songs on a baritone ukulele that I modified with heavier strings and flexible tunings. I called myself Sentridoh. My first solo LP ‘Weed Forestin’’ was a cassette that I duplicated and gave away. I was too bashful to play any Sentridoh songs for my slightly older, much cooler bandmates.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI eventually started a band of my own called Sebadoh.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe gained some momentum in the 90s. And then in 1994, I started another band called Folk Implosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy the early 2000s, everything had crashed and burned. I was alone again with my 4-track and a basic knowledge of recording. I still had a ukulele and was most comfortable writing uncomfortable songs. I love the cozy self-delusion of the creative process. Finishing songs, making records and holding the finished piece in hand is incredibly satisfying. In 2005 I made my first official solo LP under my actual name instead of a made-up, nonsense word.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAround that time, I sensibly began touring with Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh again which brings me to now… 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHaving moved back to Massachusetts (after 17 years in Los Angeles), I recorded ‘Brace The Wave’ in 6 days with Justin Pizzoferrato at Sonelab studios in Easthampton. Justin was the engineer for the 3 Dinosaur Jr ‘reunion’ LP’s. My ease with Justin meant I approached the sessions with focus and confidence. Songs like “Redeemed”, “Wave” and “Moving” reprise my early methods of tuning my ukulele down low and writing the songs during the recording process. 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