everything follows

i've been reading lots of henry miller lately.

Alternate title: "Electric Apostle"

here are the lyrics:

I was going somewhere
Letting go of what I held so close
Cause everything follows
once you've given up the ghost

I was on my way home
You were burning in effigy
I was singing for the punk rock girls
With the tattoo sleeves

Can't go back to feeling like it did before
Cause its just not who we are anymore
You said "its not fate, its just circumstance."
And its our last chance
And its our last chance

But I'm sending transmissions and memories
And I'm Pounding sonnets into typewriter keys
Because I can't wake up from this sea sick trance
And its our last chance
And its our last chance

Red and yellow roses
Letters that I sent to you
Paperbacks and mix tapes
I couldn't take away your blues

You're an actor's actor
A luminary of the screen and stage
Electric apostle
Of the modern age

The show is over now, everything fades away
No more songs to play

Can't go back to feeling like we did before
Because its just not who we are anymore
You said "its not fate, its just circumstance."
And its our last chance
And its our last chance
But I'm sending transmissions and memories
And I'm Pounding sonnets into typewriter keys
Because I can't awaken from this sea sick trance
And its our last chance
And its our last chance

hope you like it. play it loud!

best,
bri

cold war

this is a new song called "cold war." i wrote this song with evan duby. he plays guitar in beat radio now. he also writes his own songs, knows daniel johnston, and created a cartoon about a superhero version of john oates' moustache. it's like a real cartoon. we also wrote "follow you around" together. i like collaborating. it's fun. also, brian ver straten took this photo, and played drums on both of these new songs, which was super exciting for me, first time trying to record drums in here in my basement. also, this song started out with an instrumental track of me making weird sound collages out of 4-track tapes i recorded in high school.

here are the lyrics:
I woke up late to find
Out
I'm alone

And its heavy on my mind
And I
Wanna know

Where have you been?
You're dissapearing all the time

Are you back now
With your old friends?
Just a vampire
For the weekend?
In your old hometown
Does it bring you down
To be back again?

And the party's over now
I'm on the street
When I'm lost amongst a crowd
I feel so free
Got a restless heart
And we've lost our way somehow

And I'm hiding
From the daylight
Its a cold war
But I'm alright
In your old hometown
Do familliar sounds
Keep you up at night?

Are you back now
With your old friends
Just a vampire
For the weekend
Have I seen you for the last time?
Will I know you
In the next life?
And I'm hiding
From the daylight
Its a cold war
But I'm alright
Are we close now
To the free fall?
Did you break down
The berlin wall?
Should I venture
Into slipstream?
Are we working
Toward the same dream?

"sleepwalking" t shirts

hey guys, t-shirts are now available! you can order one here:

Sizes

youth large adult small adult medium adult large adult xl

we appreciate your support!
all the best,
bri

so this is the new year

hey guys,

just wanted to say thanks for all the support this year. i feel like 2009 was kind of a long road back into action, and i'm dreaming up big things for 2010.

after completing the album, i feel kind of liberated to keep making recordings out of my basement studio. i'm thinking about things in a different sort of way. it's a really exciting time to be in a band and making music. we're going to be putting out lots of new music in 2010. if you're not on our email list, please sign up here so we can keep you posted with new things on a monthly basis.

unrelated, i really like this song by this band small black, who are also from long island:

Small Black: Despicable Dogs from Yoonha Park on Vimeo.

ok, so half of beat radio lives in brooklyn now, but long island still rules.

happy new year guys.

with love,

bri

hi, these are songs i like alot

List fatigue has taken hold

But I did really like these songs in the calendar year of 2009:

Lisztomania - Phoenix
Freeway - Kurt Vile
Walkabout - Atlas Sound (feat Noah Lenox)
Satellite Skin - Modest Mouse
Northern Lights - Bowerbirds
Blood Bank - Bon Iver
Mexico City - Jolie Holland
Love is a Wave - Crystal Stilts
Feeling the Pull - The Swell Season
No Hope Kids - Wavves

Action Motors!

Hey guys, I took some time out from working on new Beat Radio Songs this week to produce the debut single from Action Motors, my six year old son Jackson's indie rock band. Check it out below.






Happy Holidays!!
Bri

Dope Lotus Sampler: Tight Knit

We're excited to report that we've recently teamed up with Dope Lotus Records, an artistic collective co-founded by Jason Drake of Cassettes Won't Listen. Our song "Follow Your Around" is featured on a new winter sampler called Tight Knit now available as a free download on the Dope Lotus website. It's got some great tracks. Check it out!

Links:

Tight Knit Sampler: http://www.dopelotusrecords.com/media/tight_knit.zip

Dope Lotus Records: http://www.dopelotusrecords.com