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Pleased to share yet another new Blesson Roy track from the Ana Left Spain + 2 EP!
As project mastermind Terry Borden told New Noise Magazine, which just premiered the song, “No Other” is about “basking in the beauty of nature and new found love.” Full EP available tomorrow (Friday, September 24) from Slow Start Records… Pre-order Ana Left Spain +2 now.
Terry Borden of Blesson Roy recently gave an in-depth interview with Vents Magazine, which has the premiere of his first new song since the release of the Think Like Spring album in late 2020: “Bed of Roses.” The track will be released this Friday via Slow Start Records as part of a new EP headlined by a remixed and remastered version of album highlight “Ana Left Spain.” Listen now, and learn much more about the man behind Blesson Roy.
About the new song, Terry says, "I love and listen to lots of post punk and pop from the 80s, and the roots of much of that music from the 60s and late 70s etc. I was listening to Pavement, Lou Reed, Kitchens of Distinction and PJ Harvey almost exclusively around the period 'Bed of Roses' was written."
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine has the premiere of the Sweetened version of Blesson Roy’s “Undertow,” created by Sweeten (aka Tom Gorai, who has produced videos for Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, A Tribe Called Quest, and more). From Think Like Spring, out now on Slow Start Records. Sweeten previously directed the video for “Should’ve Known Better,” also on Think Like Spring.
About the song, Blesson Roy says, “‘Undertow’ took on a darker and lusher soundscape than I had originally imagined, having written that one as a Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake-influenced acoustic guitar song. As the recording unfolded, however, I realized that ‘Undertow’ needed a dark ambient soundscape rather than a stripped-down acoustic production. I had the time and intention to be open to following songs in one direction, and then going in the opposite musical direction, until it seemed that the song had found its way home in the recording.”
Terry Borden of Blesson Roy is the guest on the newest edition of the Stereo Embers Podcast hosted by Alex Green, who says his debut LP “Think Like Spring is emotional, thoughtful and vulnerable and it soars mightily away with the kind of muscle and grace that brings to mind everything from the Cocteau Twins to RIDE." Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts.
A masked Los Angeles, featuring a cyclist who biffs it and a liquor store parking lot dancer who clearly does not… “It’s basically the designed cinematic and aural engaged focus, rhythm, and pacing of a real ’climactic’ human moment,” says director Tom Gorai (aka Sweeten) of “Should’ve Known Better,” the new video from Blesson Roy.
Under The Radar Magazine just premiered the clip, writing that the song conjures the “bright tones and sweet melodies of Britpop. Amidst a jangly guitar-led instrumental and sharp vocal hook, Terry Borden takes listeners on another trip back through his record collection, showing his ability to incorporate and synthesize styles as both a creator and a fan."
Find the song on Think Like Spring, out now via Slow Start Records.
Great writeup at V13 on Blesson Roy’s new lyric video for “Should’ve Known Better!” The site writes, Think Like Spring finds Blesson Roy in his zone, emphasizing his lifelong love of music, both as an artist and as a fan.” The video was put together by the extraordinarily talented Hector Gallardo at Subharmonic City, who has done quite a lot to help shape the Blesson Roy visual world.
About the LP as a whole, V13 contends that “ultimately, Think Like Spring is an album focused on positivity and renewal, a very topical theme that comes at an important time where the allure of negativity is all too tempting. We could rest on our laurels and sulk. Or we could take an optimistic tone, and work towards bettering ourselves, just as Blesson Roy has done with his latest creation.” The record’s for sale on Bandcamp via Slow Start Records - use code “ThinkLikeSpring” for a 20% discount at checkout!
See Blesson Roy’s new video, for “Thousand,” at Culture Collide. They say the video was “filmed untraditionally yet brilliantly” by director Jenna Pace, working due to COVID with a scaled-back crew of just herself and her husband.
”Thousand” is from Think Like Spring, which came out Nov. 27 and is available from Slow Start Records. Order it now on Bandcamp and use discount code “ThinkLikeSpring” for 20% off.
When I first heard this latest single from Blesson Roy (the erstwhile 4AD, Creation Records, Rough Trade Records-influenced man of many studio tricks, Terry Borden), I heard something that would sound just fine in a stadium. "Thousand" is a pretty personal love song, actually, but people fall in love in stadiums, so I think that's okay. Debut album Think Like Spring is out Nov. 27th on Slow Start Records! Hear "Thousand" now at Bad Copy.
"In just under two minutes, Blesson Roy have managed to write one of the catchiest numbers of the year," says Stereo Embers Magazine in its premiere of "Stays With You," the latest dope lyric video that Hector at Subharmonic City Productions has landed. Hector says, "That’s my bird, my son in the ghost costume, the deer at my mom’s house, my nephews in the pool. I have this thing about people seeing my stuff and saying, 'he got that from this other place!' So, hopefully it all shows in the final product in a completely original form." The debut Blesson Roy album Think Like Spring is out Nov. 27th on Slow Start Records.
Blesson Roy continues the trip towards the release of Think Like Spring on Nov. 27th, with more trippiness! There's a pattern here, and the video for the latest single "Stays With You" follows it. This clip by visual artist, Malone, makes quick work getting into your mind, just like the song itself. It's a sweet 1:52! Put it on repeat over at New Noise Magazine!
Go to MXDWN for the premiere of “Stays With You,” the newest single from the upcoming Blesson Roy LP Think Like Spring. The site calls it “intricately-arranged pop” and says “the song features a distant, delicately-picked guitar riff at its opening and Borden’s vocals low in the mix, recalling his biggest influences like Creation Records, 4AD, and Rough Trade.”
Think Like Spring is coming at the end of November from Slow Start Records.
The first official music video from the upcoming Blesson Roy album Think Like Spring is live now over at Treble Zine, which calls it "Hypnotic... ["Undertow”] blends strings, electronics and a classic pop sound into something both psychedelic and highly accessible."
The first single from the upcoming debut album by Blesson Roy is out tomorrow on Slow Start Records!
"Undertow" is from all-killer, no-filler Think Like Spring, out Nov. 27. This is not to say that killers (movie villains are a thing, no?) and fillers (hey, I've enjoyed eating a few extra bites in my day!) are all bad, but really, this album is fantastic, and project mastermind Terry Borden ought to be pretty damn proud of his work on this one!
Thanks to Spill Magazine for the premiere.
"This combination of visuals and audio will expand your mind to a level of self-comfort that’s hard to obtain alone," says BTRtoday about Blesson Roy's "Let It Go" video. The video was created by Tom Gorai, who says, “When I first heard ‘Let It Go,’ it screamed at me loudly and I was deeply affected. I put it on repeat and just listened over and over as I let whatever influences I was feeling direct me to put together light and color and patterns.” Fun fact: Tom is an MTV Video of The Year winner for his production work on the iconic "Jeremy" video by Pearl Jam. The debut EP "Time Is A Crime" by Blesson Roy is out now on Slow Start Records.
"I am glad vinyl is back in the rightful place where it belongs for the discerning listeners—it never had to make a comeback in my life." Terry Borden of Blesson Roy talks about his life history of loving vinyl records with The Vinyl District in today's edition of "The TVD First Date." "Time Is A Crime" EP out now on Slow Start Records. Album news soon!