02/01/10

Lotta stuff to report! First of all, there's been a change of label address. Fayettenam is now thousands of miles away from Brooklyn, settling in and assembling Ikea furniture at this location:

1752 N. Alexandria Ave.
#4
LA, CA 90027

Send me CD's or vinyl or something. I've never gotten unsolicited mail for the label. Surprise me! (But not with anything creepy, please.)

In addition to the Peter Peter Hughes LP and 7", and the compilation for City Harvest, I/we have a couple other projects in the works:

Franklin Bruno ART BOOKS 7"

Bill Goffrier 7"

Both will be incredible, and should appear in the mid-to-end phase of 2010.

I've heard the songs from the Franklin 7", and they are wonderful. Haven't heard Bill's songs, but he was a driving force in the Embarrassment and Big Dipper, not to mention the little-heard but completely amazing Saucer, so how could this possibly go wrong?

Talk soon,
Scott

12/19/09

Some exciting news: early in 2010 Fayettenam will be releasing FANGIO, a new album by Peter Peter Hughes. You may know Peter Peter (minus one "Peter") as bass player for the Mountain Goats and Nothing Painted Blue, or as the frontman of the late, great DiskothiQ. FANGIO is pretty different from anything by those bands. It's an LP-length electro-pop paean to deceased Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio. Yes it is. It's also smart, catchy, novelistic in its detail and really great.

FANGIO will be out on LP and digital download, and will be preceded by a 7" single. More details soon...

12/10/09

I'm happy to announce that Franklin Bruno's singles compilation LOCAL CURRENCY is finally available on iTunes. If iTunes isn't your digital music retailer of choice, you should be able to find the album everywhere very soon.

12/04/09

Very proud to have directed this video for one of my favorite bands, the Fiery Furnaces.

11/19/09

The weather's colder, people are wearing more, pets are shedding less. Was nice to warm ourselves this morning on this glowing Pitchfork review of Franklin Bruno's really great singles comp. Order a copy from us and you'll still get a free digital EP of FJB covers by brilliants like Laura Cantrell, Lou Barlow, Portastatic and Jennifer O'Connor. You might also get a free 7" of unreleased Bruno songs (supplies are kinda limited at this point).

The next project on Fayettenam is a vinyl-and-download-only compilation, with all proceeds going to NYC-area homeless charity City Harvest. No guarantee the lineup won't change by the time it comes out in April of 2010, but right now it includes: Woods, Matthew Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces), Franklin Bruno, Chris Lopez (Rock*A*Teens, Tenement Halls), Brian Dewan, Amelia Fletcher (Heavenly, Tender Trap), Jeffrey Lewis, Simon Joyner, Ron House (Great Plains, Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments), Bill Goffrier (Big Dipper, The Embarrassment), Gary War, Peter Hughes, Charlie McAlister, Darren Hayman (Hefner), Matthew Hattie Hein, Refrigerator, Darlings, Wave Pictures, Kleenex Girl Wonder, Mean Spirit'd Robots, and Heartbreak Scene feat. Mark Szabo. Whew. This might have to be a double-LP.

Even better: the cover will feature an original illustration by genius cartoonist Michael Kupperman. Limited to 700 copies, and once again it's due out in April.

Delightful! Two recommendations: I (no more editorial "we") directed a video for a favorite band of mine, the Fiery Furnaces. It comes out in December and is basically an extended riff on the hippie-drifter classic Easy Rider. (Really not a recommendation so much as a plug.) Also, the Live At XX Merge album by Lambchop is brilliant and wonderful. (That's a recommendation.)

Talk soon...

09/15/09

Today marks the official release of the Franklin Bruno singles compilation. Order via PayPal from this site and you'll also get a free digital EP of Franklin covers by Portastatic, Laura Cantrell, Lou Barlow and Jennifer O'Connor. Speaking of free stuff you get only if you order the CD, I've run through about half the copies of "Zero Return," Franklin's new limited edition 7", but that means there are still 75 or so left. Be one of the next 75 and I'll include one free with your order. Finally, if you're a "digital download only" type, stay on the lookout -- the album should be up on iTunes and eMusic any day now...

07/17/09

Finally, after a couple years of promises, LOCAL CURRENCY, a compilation of singles by Franklin Bruno, is back from the manufacturer and in hand. The official release isn't until September, but a few FJB die hards have written me recently inquiring about the CD. If anybody reads this and would like a copy now for $10 postage paid, email me at smjacobson@gmail.com.

A bonus: everyone who orders gets a free EP of Franklin covers by Mac McCaughan, Laura Cantrell, Lou Barlow, and Jennifer O'Connor. It's really good.

But wait, there's more. I don't have it yet, but the first 150 to order will also receive a free 7" of never-before-heard songs by Franklin. Why is the record industry dying? Because we need to bribe people with unlimited swag to buy our CDs. But screw it, dig in.

Again, just email me and the album's yours. Otherwise, see ya in September...