July 21st, 2009
Frog Stand Records is proud to announce the release of…
Wilderness
The New Album by Josh Mease
“Wilderness is beautifully crafted with some lovely melodies and harmonies. Mease has a warm and distinctive voice, and a real ear for arrangements that sound lush without becoming too cluttered. It’s the kind of album I can fall in love with from the opening notes of the first track.” - Robin Hilton (NPR)
July 20th, 2009
Josh Mease is featured on 20WATTS.COM
Ahh, another music-making Brooklynite. But I’m not complaining; listening to Josh Mease is as if your most fantastical daydreams had an accompanying soundtrack. Mease’s voice is soothingly weightless and often resembles Stuart Murdoch’s — a style that sounds even better when muffled by haziness, like in his song “Tall Trees”. His ambient melodies glide through your ears and though it’s unassuming in a way, it’s certainly mind-blowing all the same….
July 18th, 2009
Josh Mease is featured in the BROOKLYN COURIER and on 24/SEVEN ONLINE
Josh Mease doesn’t let the distractions get in the way.
In retrospect, Brooklyn-based songwriter Josh Mease wishes he had recorded his debut LP Bon Iver-style, in the backwoods of some empty, but more importantly, quiet cabin. Instead, he did it in his Park Slope closet last summer, battling running showers, Prospect Park Expressway traffic, and a persistent garage sale….
July 14th, 2009
Josh Mease is featured on NPR’s All Things Considered/2nd Stage
“You Found Me” is available as a free download for a limited time.
It’s a rave review!
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, Josh Mease has put together one of the strongest debuts I’ve heard this year. It’s called Wilderness. Mease recorded much of it by himself in a closet in his apartment, but had help from a handful of friends, during additional recording sessions in Denton, Tex., and New Haven, Conn.
Mease is an unabashed daydreamer, and the songs on Wilderness offer a glimpse into the magical, imaginary world he inhabits. It’s a world he says he found by roaming the quieter streets of Brooklyn, looking for solace in “cemeteries, empty swimming pools and abandoned waterfronts.”
Wilderness is beautifully crafted with some lovely melodies and harmonies. Mease has a warm and distinctive voice, and a real ear for arrangements that sound lush without becoming too cluttered. It’s the kind of album I can fall in love with from the opening notes of the first track.
This, in fact, is the opening cut to Wilderness, called “You Found Me.”
July 10th, 2009
PASTE MAGAZINE GIVES JOSH MEASE SOME LOVE!
Get the exclusive look at Josh Mease’s new White Diamonds video at www.pastemagazine.com!
June 27th, 2009
Join us for the release of Wilderness, the debut album from Josh Mease. Josh will be playing a special show on July 27th at the Mercury Lounge, 217 E Houston St, in NYC.
June 25th, 2009
Deeply sad about the passing of the utterly talented Michael Jackson. Words can’t describe… The world is much worse off now.
June 12th, 2009
You can now download tracks from Clare and the Reasons and Musee Mecanique from the Frogstand Store!
June 9th, 2009
The folks over at Angioplasty Media had some kind words to say about Musee Mecanique:
It seems like when people move away from Burlington, if they’re not headed to Brooklyn or San Francisco, they are bound for Portland, Oregan. In the past few years Portland has laid claim to many a good friend and musician. This Friday, Portland will pay some returns.
Enter, Musee Mecanique.
They’ve been through town twice already in the past year or so…
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June 3rd, 2009
Musee Mecanique kicks off their US tour with Laura Gibson this evening in Fargo, ND at The Aquarium.
Interesting fact about Fargo: Fargo has two sister cities. Hamar, Norway and Vimmerby, Sweden.
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May 26th, 2009
Be sure to check out Josh on the road this week! Here are the tourdates:
Tuesday, May 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe
Wednesday, May 27th – Philadelphia, PA – The Fire
Thursday, May 28th – Washington DC – Velvet Lounge
Saturday, May 30th – Chapel Hill, NC – The Cave
