-MLO by Lionel O
I wrote "The Carolinas" in the summer of 2009, and finished "Pinkman" in the summer of '13. You can get a lot of living done in five years, and I hope that it comes across here.
The long and short of it is that this album is about places I've been, places I haven't, and the people that inhabit those places from my offing. That said, each song should sound like it inhabits a slightly different space than the last.
I used to be proprietary about the divide between my regular persona and Lionel O, but now I could care less. It's more compelling just to be yourself, and not to hide behind your songs. Still, I hope you like them.
Best,
-MLO
info.lionelo@gmail.com for any and all enquiries.
Tracklist
| 1. | G Thing - Coaster | 6:34 |
| 2. | Higgs-Boson | 3:50 |
| 3. | The Carolinas | 4:27 |
| 4. | E Thing - From A Bathroom | 3:56 |
| 5. | Pinkman | 3:13 |
| 6. | Needle & Thread | 4:21 |
| 7. | Hamilton, Bermuda | 2:46 |
| 8. | Movie Stars #2 | 5:06 |
Credits
released February 14, 2015
I wrote and produced everything. I also played guitars, sang, did synth and tape stuff, played electric bass, and did auxiliary percussion wherever necessary.
Julian Chin - accordion, percussion
Matthew Davis - sousaphone
Tim DeCillis - drums, percussion
Ben McFadden greatly aided with recording.
Jesse Montgomery took the cover photo in Summer of 2010. I still look like that, more or less.
Kevin Hein helped me with the album art.
"The Carolinas" recorded in Spring of 2010 in Oberlin, OH.
"Hamilton, Bermuda" recorded in late Summer of 2011 in St. Louis Park, MN, and Spring/Summer 2013 in Chicago.
All other songs recorded in Chicago at the Ballroom or in my bedroom in Fall of 2012, or March-July of 2013.
Thank you Mom, Dad, Ari, Grandparents, Max, Tommy, Caroline, Cubby, Charlotte, Farah, Jesse, Michael, Meade, SamO, Noah, Stella, Rose, Kemi, Alia, Ben, Meagan Day, Max Sollich, Lizzie Conner, Cody Darling, Tom, Will, Jason, Ozzy, Cody Westby, Bill Fox, Nick & Jen, Pat & Jamie, Ken Camden, Jais, Danny, Courtney, Jameson, Grace, Alexa, Nick & Rebecca, Asha, Lauren, Emelia, Becca, Elisabeth Albeck, Vito, and Julian, Matt and Tim. And you.
C and P Matt Orenstein for Orensongs (ASCAP), 2014, all rights reserved.
I wrote and produced everything. I also played guitars, sang, did synth and tape stuff, played electric bass, and did auxiliary percussion wherever necessary.
Julian Chin - accordion, percussion
Matthew Davis - sousaphone
Tim DeCillis - drums, percussion
Ben McFadden greatly aided with recording.
Jesse Montgomery took the cover photo in Summer of 2010. I still look like that, more or less.
Kevin Hein helped me with the album art.
"The Carolinas" recorded in Spring of 2010 in Oberlin, OH.
"Hamilton, Bermuda" recorded in late Summer of 2011 in St. Louis Park, MN, and Spring/Summer 2013 in Chicago.
All other songs recorded in Chicago at the Ballroom or in my bedroom in Fall of 2012, or March-July of 2013.
Thank you Mom, Dad, Ari, Grandparents, Max, Tommy, Caroline, Cubby, Charlotte, Farah, Jesse, Michael, Meade, SamO, Noah, Stella, Rose, Kemi, Alia, Ben, Meagan Day, Max Sollich, Lizzie Conner, Cody Darling, Tom, Will, Jason, Ozzy, Cody Westby, Bill Fox, Nick & Jen, Pat & Jamie, Ken Camden, Jais, Danny, Courtney, Jameson, Grace, Alexa, Nick & Rebecca, Asha, Lauren, Emelia, Becca, Elisabeth Albeck, Vito, and Julian, Matt and Tim. And you.
C and P Matt Orenstein for Orensongs (ASCAP), 2014, all rights reserved.
