New solo album Waterbugs releases June 1st.
Since the summer of 2012, Ribbons of Song has been a quiet beast. Instead of playing shows, we’ve all been off doing our own things. I’ve tried to play out very little, letting songs write themselves when they come along, but not working too hard at it. As a band, we worked very hard during 2011 and 2012. Speaking for myself, trying to push our Kickstarter up the big hill of fundraising wore me out. Trying to organize and record Little Storm, a 19-song album featuring 16 musicians,...
Read More“Clumsy Feet” download is here!
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Read MoreNew single “Clumsy Feet” for the New Year.
Things are happening a bit, though no considerable developments have come with our unreleased album “Little Storm” yet. There are things afoot, though! We’ve written a new song, and recorded it in an entirely new fashion. You’d think it would sound wonky and junky to record vocals in a mattress closet between mattresses, but not so much! Then again, you’d also be surprised by the fabulous jiggly melodies we nabbed from Grammie’s old upright piano, and by...
Read MoreJuliana Stein remixes “Trouble” and “Blisters” for a new single.
New this month! Juliana Stein delivers excellent takes on a couple songs from our album, Pocket Dream. Songwriter Ben Scott-Brandt’s littlest brother, Jonathan Brandt, is capable of completely transforming himself into electro-glitch musician Juliana Stein on occasion, complete with makeup and handbag. As Juliana, she’s also capable of transforming our little folk-pop numbers into breathy, squeaky electronica atmospheres! Please listen and purchase. Trouble (Juliana Stein Remix)...
Read MoreMeet our new album: ‘Little Storm’
We’ve settled on an album title, finally. Little Storm will be released this fall (late October), and we’ve decided to release all the material on one album, instead of splitting it into two. The album art for Little Storm is slowly falling into place, as well. Here’s the latest draft for the cover… The album features the work of 16 musicians over the past 2 years. We’ve finished recording 19 songs, with several gorgeous duets between Jesy and I, and a wide array...
Read MoreWe’re pregnant.
With a new album! Here’s the latest sonogram. Doesn’t it look like some strange biological process is taking place here? Cilia and flagellum and what-have-you, all churning about willy-nilly. I’m always looking for a way to make the whole mess a bit more organized. I think we’re past the halfway mark now on bringing this thing to term. Just need lots of vocals and tambourine and harmonica and pedal steel. Are we pregnant with twin albums or just one really long one?...
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