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These months have been a whirlwind. From Manhattan’s New Colossus Festival to drawers in Jersey, Philly, and Baltimore, we've chased hidden gems in true Ghostnote spirit. At SXSW, we revisited old haunts and reignited our run-and-gun energy. Then intimate tapings at Davenport’s Raccoon Motel and vinyl magic at LA’s Vinyl Ceremony.

image of 1 of 1 NO ØVERDUBZ | NOXXJONES Vinyl

1 of 1 NO ØVERDUBZ | NOXXJONES Vinyl

On 10/11/2024 I performed a live show at Vinyl Ceremony with two units I work with: NO ØVERDUBZ , an all-brass band, and Noxx Jones. The deal trade off was a double-sided vinyl, and here it is—an a double sided EP . We recorded live at Gold Digger Studio: fifteen brass players, all live, no overdubs. We pulled four tracks from the full LP to make a sampler EP. The other side features Noxx Jones with three tracks, so it’s a two-sided vibe. We pressed 250 copies here as payment for the performance.

image of Original Album Art collage for The No Ones “My Best Evil Friend”

Original Album Art collage for The No Ones “My Best Evil Friend”

This is the original artwork I made for the cover of the second No Ones record, a band that Peter Buck and I have with two friends from Norway, Frode and Arne. We put this record together during the pandemic, so it was long distance. I had a concept for the record about all the music and musicians we love and how they affected my life. There's a clock radio, just like the one I had as a kid, which I used to fall asleep to and listen to music every night. The record is called "My Best Evil Friend" because music is my best friend, but it also messed me up in many ways. The songs were written about musicians and music I loved. Many people are represented in the collage I made with paint, markers, and cut-up photographs. Musicians on the record include Debbie Peterson, me, and Peter, Ben Gibbard and Norman Blake. George Harrison isn't on the record, but I wrote a song about him. Frode and Arne are on there too. It includes obscure people and friends like Jenny Lewis and Morgan Nagler, each with a song about them. Pamela Polland had a song about her; she was a singer-songwriter in the early seventies. Nick Lowe is a constant influence. I was really proud of it and think it's cool.

image of The Laptop Daytrotter Started From

The Laptop Daytrotter Started From

I launched Daytrotter on this heavy white 2007 Apple laptop. For about five years every band email, 4,000 essays, and all behind-the-scenes work in Rock Island came from it. It’s now dead, but its worn keys, crumbs, and coffee stains mark a unique piece of Daytrotter history—I always run laptops until they die, and there’s only one of these.

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