Vinyl Therapy: Roisin Murphy (2016)

Graphic layout for the double vinyl edition of

Roisin Murphy's excellent Take Her Up To Monto

Vinyl Therapy: DIIV (2016)

The layout for the vinyl LP edition of 

Is The Is Are by DIIV contains two lyric 

booklets which integrate type and images.

A wonderful album (and package) all around.

Paintings: Joji Nakamura & Frederick Deming.

Vinyl Therapy: Beth Orton (2016)

Vinyl LP layout for Beth Orton's Kidsticks (2016)

Vinyl Therapy: Wild Nothing (2016)

The beautiful new album by the band Wild Nothing, 

entitled Life Of Pause, has a gorgeous lenticular 3-D sleeve.

This release stands in the grand tradition of album cover art

as part of the listening experience. Not merely an avatar or a 

graphic image associated with an LP, this is a beautifully designed

and complete sleeve... front, interior and back following a concept.

Savages - Adore Life (2016)

Stark and striking is the aesthetic of Savages 

whose new album Adore Life is pretty damn fierce.

Memento Mori: David Bowie - Blackstar (Clear Vinyl) 2016

David Bowie's parting gift of Blackstar in all its sensual glory.

Several days ago this album was released and was

sought after as yet another listening masterpiece by Bowie.

After his passing on Sunday, it became a relic of the canonized.

Thank you for weaving yourself into the tapestry of my life, DB. Shine on!

Hello 2016!

Spent another lovely New Year's Eve in NYC

with Scott, Steve, Billy and Kelly. Before these festivities began

I stopped over at Mom and Dad's to wish Mom a happy birthday.

Happy Birthday Mom... We love you.

A short time later, at Billy and Kelly's pad, 

everyone was opening gifts and enjoying themselves...

And then it was time for dinner at Vic's on Great Jones Street.

This was followed by more fun and laughs at Billy & Kelly's...

Shortly after midnight, we hit the streets again and made our way home...

Alright, 2016. Let's make something new together. Cheers!