sweetness by tough boy
though brian seidman only moved to portland 3 years ago he has become a pillar of the local music community; booking shows, playing in local bands cleaning and fox academy, and generally being one of the most supportive folks here in pdx. his mainstay project, tough boy, usually finds brian in a pop oriented headspace, surrounded by drum machines, synths and processed guitar. while some songs on "sweetness" do fit that mold, many of them branch out; maintaining the hooks and melody of pop but providing organic instrumentation like clean guitar and drums and slowing the tempo allowing for some deeply reflective moments. collaborations from members of locals fox academy, canary room, ancient pools, scone and skyler pia fill out the songs. this collection is tough boy's most accomplished effort to date and i could not be more excited to share it with yall.
Tracklist
| 1. | beaming | 2:23 |
| 2. | sleeves | 2:52 |
| 3. | golden hour | 1:30 |
| 4. | whisper | 2:35 |
| 5. | enjoy | 2:51 |
| 6. | hail mary | 3:31 |
| 7. | faker | 1:52 |
| 8. | always | 2:59 |
| 9. | see ya | 1:53 |
| 10. | big big cloud | 2:15 |
| 11. | counting sheep | 1:59 |
| 12. | quiet valley | 2:48 |
| 13. | trip | 2:17 |
| 14. | sweetness | 3:17 |
Credits
tough boy is brian seidman
mixed / mastered / additional production by skyler pia
sleeves, always, enjoy mixed / mastered / additional production by james4million
drums on whisper, quiet, sweetness by elias williamson
additional vocals from anna jeter, christian novelli, skyler pia, maddy heide, richie woods
tape layout and text by emile eller, christian novelli and brian
photo by charlotte russell
sweetness text by richie woods
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