Gregory Ackerman talks honestly and openly with Atwood Magazine

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Some incredible writing here from Mitch Mosk at Atwood Magazine about Gregory Ackerman and his recent 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 album. Greg talks honestly, openly, and courageously about how his struggles with tragedy and depression informed this moving record.

And… we still dislike Spotify, yes? Greg has recorded a cover of the Graham Nash / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young classic "Our House," and in solidarity with Joni, Graham, David, and the gang, will be releasing it this Friday, April 22, to all streamers except for you-know-who.

Greg's also on tour now as part of Jack Symes' band and will be celebrating the release of "Our House" when the tour wraps in Los Angeles this Saturday, April 23 at Zebulon. For now, check the story and listen to 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 here.

Glide Mag continues to support Gregory Ackerman by posting "All This Thinking"

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Much appreciation to Glide Magazine for the continued support of Gregory Ackerman, this time by sharing 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 track “All This Thinking.” Gregory tells us that he wrote the song during “a period of extreme anxiety” and that it helped him find “a way out.” As with all the songs on the new album, “All This Thinking” is a great listen for unburdening the mind.

Gregory Ackerman, whose Still Waiting Still is out today, guests on the Stereo Embers Podcast

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Gregory Ackerman’s much-anticipated new LP Still Waiting Still is out today (listen here), and he’s also received the podcast treatment from Alex Green of Stereo Embers.

Some great intro words from Alex, as usual: “The album is as breezy as it is riveting–it’s a brilliant meditation on the quotidian life and its daily comforts and disruptions. Ackerman’s work is intimate and confiding and played with the kind of commanding interior strength that gives it an instantly timeless quality. It's a rich and seamless collection of woebegone West Coast loneliness that perfectly contrasts the sunrises and sunsets of Southern California with the corresponding highs and lows of the human heart.”

Stereo Embers calls Gregory Ackerman's new song "utter sonic perfection"

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Thanks to Stereo Embers for premiering the newest single from Gregory Ackerman. “Taken from the California-born singer/songwriter’s marvelous new album 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭,” they write, “‘Mr. Moon’ is shimmering with delicacy and strength. Buoyed by a shadowy backbeat, a sneaky melody and Ackerman’s inimitable and unforgettable delivery, ‘Mr. Moon’ is two-and-a-half minutes of utter sonic perfection.” No qualms with that description!

Stream the single, and its two b-sides, everywhere tomorrow (Friday, August 20). 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 is out September 17.

Gregory Ackerman's new, good song - called "Good Song" - premieres via Folk Radio UK

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Tonight at his free Love Song Bar show in downtown LA, Gregory Ackerman may play his new song, a good song, that is actually titled "Good Song," which is out tomorrow, and can be heard right now!

It’s been posted thousands of miles away by the lovely Folk Radio UK, which calls it “an infectious laid-back hazy number, lyrically sincere and couched in more than a little ray of that west coast sunshine." 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭, the album from whence this good song has been culled, is out September 17.

Gregory Ackerman pours his heart out to American Songwriter with the premiere of "Losing Sense," featuring Illuminati Hotties

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Gregory Ackerman recently poured his heart out to American Songwriter about a crash-and-burn fling that resulted in "Losing Sense," a non-album B-side (feat. Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties) that will be released with Ackerman’s new single "Good Song" this Friday, confessing that he “wrote it after the abrupt end to an abrupt start of a beautiful thing with a beautiful neighbor.”

Damn! Show Greg some sympathy and give a click to check out this diary of a ditty. Full LP 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 is out September 17.

Glide shares Gregory Ackerman's video for the "strangely relatable" track "Full Grown"

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I promoted a video back in the day in which the artist just kind of wandered around, and I've always loved it. Sometimes something simple like that just works, and so it goes — as depicted in the mini-golf playing, dog-walking video for "Full Grown" by Gregory Ackerman. Glide comments: “The song carries a sense of nostalgia that is only amplified by Ackerman’s deep and hushed vocal harmonies and slowly strummed guitar. There is something strangely relatable and pleasing about this lush yet simple indie folk tune."

Greg's fine new album Still Waiting Still is out September 17. 

Last Day Deaf premieres Gregory Ackerman's new "indie folk gem," from upcoming LP Still Waiting Still

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Everything I've been feeling about these new Gregory Ackerman tunes is perfectly summed by Christos at Last Day Deaf:: "What we admire most about ‘Full Grown‘ is the artist’s intimate vocal performance, which is genuinely combined with the best possible string arrangement to unleash the most of this indie folk gem, and that ‘invisible’, soft veil of melancholy which is pervasive throughout the song. In just over 3 minutes, Ackerman is more than a dab hand to deliver a phenomenal wave of emotions full of lush harmonies and poignant lyrics, a perfect precursor off his upcoming full-length album Still Waiting Still, out in September."

Gregory Ackerman is "Still Waiting Still": Los Angeles-based songwriter teams again with Pierre de Reeder of Rilo Kiley (and new friends, too) for sophomore album, Out Sept. 17th

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“I used to feel like I was the only one that should have a say in my process,” says Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Gregory Ackerman of his music. “I’ve since discovered that both life and music get better the more people you share them with.”

The latest work that Ackerman is sharing with the world is Still Waiting Still (out Sept. 17th, 2021), the follow-up to 2019’s “Stresslove EP” (V2/Munich Records), and Ackerman’s first full-length since his debut album And Friends in 2018.

Still Waiting Still was produced by Pierre de Reeder of Rilo Kiley who adds touches of hypnotic mysticism on top of the California summer sunset melodies, which beautifully combine with Ackerman’s plainspoken philosophical lyrics and twisty, dexterous guitar to create what is now Ackerman’s signature sound.

“It’s not perfect, just as nothing with a heartbeat ever is, but I hope that it represents some part of me that perhaps I could not express any other way.”

Still Waiting Still, the second album by Gregory Ackerman, arrives on Sept. 17th, 2021.

Gregory Ackerman shares first single from upcoming "Stresslove" EP with Americana Highways

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Gregory Ackerman's upcoming "Stresslove" EP (Oct. 4th, Munich Records) is comprised of "love songs for those who have fallen out of love." The first single is "We've Got A Runner," streaming today over at Americana Highways, which describes it as "a stirring percussive ensemble, over moving vocals and guitar, and an enticing harbinger of the upcoming EP."

Source: https://americanahighways.org/2019/06/13/s...

Gregory Ackerman is finalist in International Songwriting Comepetion; New single and EP coming soon

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Congrats to Gregory Ackerman: "Ten Little Indians/And Then There Were None," from his 2018 V2 Records / Munich Records album And Friends, was a top 10 finalist in the International Songwriting Competition out of nearly 20,000 submissions. Stay tuned for a brand-new single and news about Ackerman's next EP coming soon.

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/2018/03/gre...

Gregory Ackerman shares third single from upcoming debut album at PopMatters

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The third single from Gregory Ackerman's And Friends (produced by Pierre de Reeder of Rilo Kiley) drops this Friday on V2 Records / Munich Records. Hear "Don't Need Nothin'" today over at PopMatters. Writer, Jonathan Frahm says, "“Bathed in Californian moonlight, reminiscent of folk and soft rock music coming from the West Coast in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Ackerman’s gentle voice is soothing straight out of the gate.”

Source: https://www.popmatters.com/gregory-ackerma...

Gregory Ackerman shares latest single via American Songwriter

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New single from L.A.-based musician Gregory Ackerman is out this Friday and you can stream it today over at American Songwriter Magazine. Thanks out to Brittney McKenna, who says, "He’ll release his debut album And Friends on May 25, and an early taste he’s offered of that LP takes stock of our current moment. Inspired thematically by the 24-hour news cycle and structurally by Agatha Christie’s landmark 1939 novel 'And Then There Were None,' 'Ten Little Indians/And Then There Were None (State Of The Union)' recounts troubling issues of the day — like 'nine reasons not to handle a gun' and 'eight people dead in a bar' — over hypnotic guitar and eerie, increasingly chaotic backing vocals."

Source: http://americansongwriter.com/2018/03/greg...