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Monday, October 19, 2020
Record Release Show For Two: Label Mates Christopher the Conquered, Gloom Balloon Quarantine In New Documentary.
Plus! Conquered conjures Freddie Mercury, Hedwig on CD/LP-only
“Paper Man,” streaming exclusively at American Songwriter. +++
+++ Christopher the Conquered and Gloom
Balloon both released new albums via Grand Phony Music on Sept. 25th. In lieu of a live album release show, label mates Christopher the Conquered and Gloom Balloon made a documentary with
filmmaker, Logan Christian. “‘A Little Touch of Magic In The Night’
is super magical and special,” says Gloom
Balloon’s Patrick Tape Fleming. “The
definition of magic is the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the
use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices. We show you the opposite here,” Fleming explains. “You see it all: The
behind the scenes and the scenes taking place. Since we could not play an album
release show or head out on tour to promote our albums, we decided to make a
film about the magic of trying to create beautiful art and putting it into the
world in very trying times. The whole film is made by us, filmed at Midday Studios where we made both of
our records.” Christopher Ford of Christopher
the Conquered and Patrick Tape
Fleming of Gloom Balloon are available
for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom
at Fanatic for more information. +++
Bonus Content!Christopher
the Conquered’s song “Paper Man”
only appears on the CD & LP versions of I Am Christopher, but now
he has shared
a stream of the song with American Songwriter
which describes it as “Reminiscent of the soulful cabaret of Anohni (Antony and the Johnsons) and the operatic range of Freddie Mercury (or perhaps more
accurately, Hedwig) merged with a
piano bar pianist who just had his heart handed to him on a platter.” Christopher Ford himself explains, “I wanted to record ‘Paper Man’ totally live, and my
engineer, Adam Hill, said ‘Hey, you
should do it on this grand piano.’ By that time, it was late at night, I’m
exhausted, and my voice was all torn up. But with the lights turned down low, I
sat down at this piano, feeling all these emotions from the weekend, and put on
the headphones. Adam’s voice comes
through: ‘By the way, the last person to play that piano was Stevie Wonder, so good luck!’ The piano
felt magical in that moment and I think the performance is more powerful for
it, like I was trying to do something to which Stevie would at least say, ‘Hey, not bad.’” Listen to “Paper Man” by Christopher the Conquered via American
Songwriterhere
or at the link above. +++ Christopher the Conquered | In The Press “Impressive.” —
Consequence of Sound | “Raw, emotional.” — Alternative Press “Reminiscent of a young Elton John.” — Yahoo! Music
| “His winning charm is subtle.” — Paste
Magazine +++ Gloom Balloon | In The Press “Full of surprises.” — SPIN | “Vaulted, vigorous indie-pop.” — Paste | “Bright Eyes
with a hip-hop groove.” — Glide Magazine “Listen on repeat.” — Des Moines Register | “Deep soundscapes.” — Speak Into My Good Eye +++ Christopher the Conquered I
Am Christopher Out Now (Grand Phony Music) Streaming Link: STREAM
FULL LP
Track Listing: 01. Pick Up Your Telephone (STREAM
| VIDEO) 02. Put It On Your Credit Card (STREAM
| VIDEO) 03. Try Again 04. This Is Not Love 05. You Can’t Rush the Rain 06. Love Is Not Something You Find 07. Slowest Girl In the World (STREAM
| VIDEO) 08. Ordinary Person 09. The Old Record Store Down By the Sea 10. Paper Man [BONUS TRACK] (STREAM) 11. Too Many Teardrops (Toby Wright’s Magic Barn Mix)
[BONUS TRACK] 12. Try Your Best [BONUS TRACK] +++ Gloom Balloon So
Bergman Uses Bach To Get His Point Across, I Feel Like I Have Chosen Rock But
At What A Cost Out Now (Grand Phony Music) Streaming Link: STREAM FULL LP
Track Listing: 01. Tru Love Waits (LYRIC VIDEO) 02. Bergman Bach Rock (Not Burt Bacharach) 03. All Is Phair 04. Long Distance Love (Waterloo Sunrise) 05.. Beer Friend Forever 06. A Second Chance 07. In Our Dreams We Are Beautiful and Free 08. Did Anybody Leave Any Toothpaste Here? 09. Burnt Bridge Over Troubled Waters 10. Nicotine Glaze 11. Les Miserable 12. The Grass Is Always Green 13. Credits Roll Up, Tears Roll Down, Your Love Is
Like The Sound Of The Rain Hitting The Ground (STREAM
| VIDEO) 14. Advice On How To Write A Song 15. Sweet Women With The Sepia Stare 16. Bat Stick Crazy 17. Libras Don’t Like To Be Alone (Except Logan) 18. Long Distance Love (Waterloo Sunset) (STREAM
| VIDEO) 19. All My Feelings For You (STREAM
| VIDEO) 20. Don’t Call It A Comeback +++ Gloom Balloon | Links ASSETS : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER
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