How Mitch Easter Helped Take Velvet Crush to a New Level
Velvet Crush had already made a critical splash before ‘Teenage Symphonies to God’ arrived 30 years ago today. Then something amazing happened.
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The Old Ceremony + R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, “Fall Guy” from Sprinter (2015): One Track Mind
As the Old Ceremony joins together with several musical heroes, “Fall Guy” emerges as a fizzy moment of old-meets-new alchemy.
Chris Stamey, “Invisible” from Euphoria (2015): One Track Mind
Connections to their shared history stream through every quiet moment of Chris Stamey’s new song with Mitch Easter — and even more light.
A Fragile Tomorrow – ‘Be Nice Be Careful’ (2013)
A Fragile Tomorrow is capable of both skirling jangle-pop prowess and this intriguing, age-defying depth.
One Track Mind: A Fragile Tomorrow, “Kernersville” (2012)
Shattering, yet redemptively propulsive, A Fragile Tomorrow’s lovelorn new single “Kernersville” probably betrays its 1980s influences right there in the liner notes. You May Also Like: Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra, “Give It to Me” (2018): One Track Mind
Peter Holsapple on the dB’s, Mitch Easter and R.E.M.: Gimme Five
Peter Holsapple, long-time leader of the dB’s, joins us to discuss the band’s rocky early years, working with Mitch Easter and R.E.M., and how he and Chris Stamey reunited.
