“My understanding is pretty superficial, I guess, but what I get from music is it allows us to communicate those things that we never manage to say with words. Art allows us to be vague or ambiguous and it shows the positivity of ambiguity, instead of demanding that we be right or wrong.” (Link)

With the exception of some string arrangements performed by the Kite Hill Chamber Orchestra, a group comprised of elderly seniors Georgeson befriended while living in San Francisco, the whole thing was recorded in his bedroom.

“It was born out of necessity and a lack of equipment,” Georgeson reflected on the creation of his album. “I just did it in my own particular way.” (Link)

This thematic shift in Pollard’s lyrics has coincided with a shift in an increased interest with experimenting with song structures. “My songwriting is now more spontaneous, natural, unforced. Wherever a song goes, I allow it to take that direction, or take a turn if it is so inclined. The entire process must not take more than 5 or 10 minutes. I then take much more time polishing it up… It could take a month or two.” (Link)

With recent changes in the rules allowing download-only tracks in the charts, it is now theoretically possible to score a top-40 hit without leaving your bedroom. This weekend, unsigned Essex three-piece Koopa are expected to enter the chart on download sales alone. “If I started out now, all I would be doing is pressing up a few seven-inch singles for the collectors’ market, and then putting things out digitally. It’s so cheap,” says Alan McGee, the Creation Records founder turned internet evangelist and artist manager. (Link)

Thanks to LargeHeartedBoy for many of the links this week.