#molly lewis

[jgthirlwell]

03.22.24 Whistler Molly Lewis at the Big Ears Festival

#Molly Lewis #Big Ears Festival

[voidingintotheshout]

I have been literally waiting for Hanukkah to share this song. It's by Jews and it's about Hanukkah, and how their Hanukkah wish every year is that Gentiles knew more about the history of the Jews. It's so good that I'm going to share the song, the lyrics, and a link to where you can buy it, as part of an album molly lewis did about the importance of... Thanksgiving. No Christmas talk allowed. This is one of my top 5 best songs of the year. Essential listening.

And it's on sale now at bandcamp. Here's a link to the deluxe version I own. It was cheap and arrived fast. Happy Hanukkah!

Lyrics:

Congrats, you have friends who are Jewish There's menorahs in all your decor Your trim is now red, green, and…blue-ish But do you know what this holiday's for?

We've seen children LARP the Nativity And cosplay the first pilgrim's feast And it's nice to combine our festivities But damn, do your homework at least

So let us bend your ear to the last six thousand years

So your latte tastes like a candle So your turkey's overdone Dudes tried to kill our ancestors So let's eat because we won!

See, Hanukkah ain't Jewish Christmas They're not equal, so don't even try We brushed with doom, and it missed us But Jesus is your central – guy?

We see why you'd want to compare them They're around the same time of the year You have feels, and you're yearning to share them And we know your intent is sincere

It's just one more win for the Jews So we eat and drink and – booze!

Got too many presents to send? Christmas shopping not as fun? People wanted us to be extinct So let's party, guys, we won!

You know it's the one in December (eh, sometimes) Your cognizance has been made clear And it's nice of you all to remember But what of the rest of the year

There's Purim, Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, With Hanukkah, don't overdo it It's not us you're trying to assure

You know Christmas can be intrusive You put menorah on display If you need that so you feel inclusive Well, don't let us get in your way

We know you don't wanna be dicks But that's not for us to fix

So your team lost at sportsball? Favorite show is in reruns? They've been after us for centuries So let's eat, because we won

Punched a stranger on Black Friday? Did he snag your Xbox One? We've survived 6000 years of crap So let's eat, because we won!

[DISCLAIMER: This isn't my work, but it's the only way I could share this. Please go support the artists involved.]

#the mongrel jews #molly lewis #happy hanukkah #song of the day #thanksgiving vs. christmas #jumblr #Bandcamp

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Molly Lewis - On the Lips - don't know if I'm ready for a full-on lounge/exotica (re)revival, but it's the perfect milieu for a whistler

Consider this your invitation to Café Molly, a lounge bar like they don’t make them anymore. The lights are low, the martinis are ice cold, the banquettes are velvet, and the stage is set for the electrifying talent of whistler Molly Lewis. Molly’s soft-focus cocktail music conjures up visions of classic Hollywood jazz clubs, Italian cinema soundtracks and lingering embraces between lovers. After the exotica stylings of The Forgotten Edge EP and the tropicalia-indebted Mirage EP, Molly wanted to encapsulate the sound of Café Molly for her debut album On The Lips, a dreamy tribute to classic mood music. That spellbinding sound, which usually comes to life in Los Angeles, has also popped up in Mexico City dancehalls, graced the runways of Paris and London Fashion Weeks, and made a magical appearance at a children's fairyland. Molly Lewis’s love for this smoky corner of the world doesn’t end with her songwriting. She is a devotee and an archivist, capturing and enlivening the pieces that endure. She was a regular at the legendary shows by Marty and Elayne, the lounge duo who spent almost 40 years playing LA’s Dresden bar. The duo came to global fame after an appearance in 1996’s Swingers and kept going long after that spotlight faded, finally finishing their nightly residency after the death of Marty at the ripe age of 89 last year. “That felt like the end of an era,” says Molly. But there are still flashes of that world to be found, and she finds them. “I’ve been spending a lot of time in New York lately, where there are a lot more of those moody, classic jazz bars,” she explains. Over the past few years Molly has flexed her one-of-a-kind musical skill alongside Mark Ronson on the Barbie soundtrack, as well as with Dr Dre, Karen O, actor John C Reilly, Mac De Marco, fashion houses Chanel, Gucci and Hermes, and folk rock royalty Jackson Browne. After a performance with longtime friend Weyes Blood on Burt Bacharach’s The Look of Love during a Café Molly evening at LA’s Zebulon, Molly supported the singer on a US tour, introducing her sound to a brand new audience. “I forget sometimes that what I do has that factor of surprise and uniqueness – it is something that most people have never seen before,” says Molly. She too might never have entered the idiosyncratic world of whistling had she not as a teenager seen the 2005 documentary Pucker Up, which details the International Whistling Competition. Equally amused and bemused by the eccentric event, in 2012 she competed herself. Spending her early twenties in Berlin she then moved to LA to work in film – and returned to the contest in 2015 to take home first prize. One evening Molly did a turn at an open mic at the Kibitz Room, a tiny late-night bar inside historic LA deli Canter’s. Her display led to appearances at performance art happenings across the city, and she soon caught the ear of independent record label Jagjaguwar. On The Lips was recorded with producer Thomas Brenneck of the Menahan Street Band, Budos Band, Dap-Kings and El Michels Affair, at his newly-built Diamond West Studios in Pasadena. The pair bonded over the work of 1960s soundtrack composers Alessandro Alessandroni and Piero Piccioni, and, with something of an open door policy during the sessions, a stream of acclaimed musicians ended up across the album’s 10 tracks. With her intoxicating compositions, and wry brand of stagecraft (she might not be singing up there, but she can sure tell a joke) Molly Lewis looks set to join her heroes in the storied lore of the Los Angeles lounge scene and beyond. So pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and prepare to fall for On The Lips.  PERFORMER LINE-UP: On The Lips Molly Lewis - Whistle, guitar, vocals Joe Harrison - Flute, bass Eric Hagstrom - Drums, clave Thomas Brenneck - Organ Written by: Molly Lewis

#Molly Lewis #puccolo #whistling #lounge #exotica #mood music #2024 #Jagjaguwar #Bandcamp

[fuckyeahmotorik]

#1747

Molly Lewis - Lounge Lizard

"On the Lips", 2024

#exotica #whiste #whistling #easy listening #fuckyeahmotorik #motorik #Molly Lewis #2024 #USA #Jagjaguwar #Youtube

[nikchick]

THROWBACK THURSDAY PAX 2009 EDITION

This memory came up from 14 years ago but the embedded link was broken so I'm just making a fresh post, because this was a fantastic moment AND I really miss our PAX/JoCoCruise/Titansgrave people all of a sudden.

Kate and I were at this show (stayed through all three Coulton encores) and saw this thing go down live. We were both absolutely thrilled to have the chance to watch this unfold. Kate stood right beside me through the whole show, clapping and singing along, and SQUEEEED with genuine 13-year-old girly delight to see her friend, Wil, being treated to something as cool as being serenaded by Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and Molly. As you can see in the video, Wil felt the same way.

#pax west #jonathan coulton #wil wheaton #paul and storm #jococruisecrazy #Molly lewis #Youtube

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#this was a very specific experience for me and i needed to get this out to deal with the double carnage i felt going onto genius for these #songs #intellectual monologue #molly lewis #will connolly #caterpillars of the commonwealth #pantsuit sasquatch #music

[aquariumdrunkard]

Molly Lewis :: Mirage

Among new artists digging into the bygone sounds of Pacific impressionism, Molly Lewis is the standout. She has taken her sound to the masses and has been met with praise and approval. In the seventy years since America’s initial Exotica sensation, popular music has been in a state of near-constant upheaval and reformation. Yet, on her forthcoming EP Mirage, Lewis’ sound manages to mystify while remaining accessible to collective taste.

#molly lewis

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Molly Lewis - Cabana de Mel 

Off of Mirage.

Ooh yes. Yes yes. This is completely and utterly my type of wavelength. Hypnotic, dreamy and even a tiny bit eerie... Delectable.

And that concludes this Bandcamp Monday, kids. Stay safe out there.

#molly lewis #bandcamp monday

[agoodsongeveryday]

Day One Thousand and Ninety Seven

#molly lewis #on the lips

[songspiral]

"Lounge Lizard" by Molly Lewis

#music #song spiral #molly lewis #lounge lizard #november 22nd #2023

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#Tunes #molly lewis

[independentphilly]

Weyes Blood Serenades Hometown Crowd for Two Sold Out Nights at Union Transfer

Weyes Blood performs by candlelight at Union Transfer [Article and Photos by A.J. Kinney] After several cancelations over the past few years, Weyes Blood finally made her triumphant return to Pennsylvania with two mid-week, sold out shows (Tues 2/28 and Wed 3/01) at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. Molly Lewis Australia-born musician Molly Lewis was a interesting choice for an opening act. For…

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#A.J. Kinney #Atothe Photography #Bowery Philly #Bowery Presents #Folk #Live Music #Molly Lewis #Philly Concert #Philly Events #R5 Productions #Union Transfer #Weyes Blood

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Molly Lewis - Mirage - Balearic exotica is a natural backdrop for her whistling; includes a cover of eden ahbez’s “Nature Boy”

Molly Lewis’s compositions seem to float into our ears from distant shores. They’re otherworldly, drawn more from landscapes of dream than from anywhere you could find on a map. Lewis is a unique presence in music today. Her trademark whistle, which brings to mind the great Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac, has graced recordings of everything from Schumann lieder and Brazilian jazz to Spaghetti Western ballads and noir lounge. Lewis’s collaborations are diverse: La Femme, Sébastien Tellier and Dr. Dre. She’s performed around the globe, at Shanghai’s Yuz Museum, the Cannes Film Festival, Mexico City’s Salón Los Angeles, and across the whole of New Zealand. Lewis’s 2021 debut EP, The Forgotten Edge, was produced by Tom Brenneck (Charles Bradley, Amy Winehouse). It was a critical success, drawing praise from The New York Times and NPR, and landing Lewis a spot on CBS Sunday Morning. Now, Lewis and Brenneck have teamed up again for her second EP, Mirage, bringing aboard Brazilian guitarist Rogê, as well as percussionist Gibi Dos Santos and keyboardist Roger Manning. Capacious and atmospheric, Mirage is Lewis’s most hypnotic effort yet. Like Eden’s Island (1970) by eden ahbez—whose “Nature Boy” is covered in one of Mirage’s standout moments—the album is based on Lewis’s visions of an imaginary island. The lush, oceanic textures of Mirage transport us to the sands of an unknown beach—all alone or in the company we’ve always dreamt of keeping. 

#Molly Lewis #exotica #balearic #australia #2022 #whistling #jagjaguwar

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+ artist : Molly Lewis + title : Mirage (2022) + Photograph, Design : Allyson Yarrow Pierce, Pear Juice Productions

#Molly Lewis #Mirage #Allyson Yarrow Pierce #Pear Juice Productions

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Dolphinese - Molly Lewis

#SoundCloud #music #Molly Lewis #soundcloud #mirage #dolphinese

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• molly lewis • mirage • bit.ly/mYlS-mGe

#molly lewis #bandcamp #ambient #music #2022