Diamond Dust & Fireflies

Released 11/11/08

01. Let Go [Frou Frou cover, live]
02. Grace [Jeff Buckley cover, live]
03. Hyperballad [Björk cover, live]
04. Summer Flame [live]
05. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [The Proclaimers cover, live]
06. Alone Redux [Diamond Days & Firenights b-side] lyrics
07. Never Gonna Give You Up [Rick Astley cover, live]


Listen to "Alone Redux": Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple, iTunes
(other tracks on first pressing only)

About the album

Ever since I really started playing out in 2007 I've been tailoring cover songs to fit my own musical style/looping performances. Though the sound quality isn't the best, I thought it was a nice extra gift for the hardcore fans (all two or three of them) at the Diamond Days & Firenights release parties. All of these songs are very near and dear to my heart; "Let Go" marked the first time I ever teared up during a movie, "Grace" expanded my vocal range to places I never knew it could go, "Hyperballad" won me a featured spot on bjorkremixes.com (and also marked the first time I ever teared up at a concert), "Summer Flame" started me on the whole loop pedal/one-man-armada idea in the first place, "500 Miles" is the greatest drunken singalong ever written, "Alone" was just fun to rock out, and "Give You Up" was definitely one of my jams back in the day. Though I was always partial to "Together Forever"...they're basically the same song.

Simpsons reference: see Diamond Days & Firenights